The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the proposed takeover of NHS landlord Assura. Last month, rival healthcare property firm PHP (Primary Health Properties) put forward a ...

A MAN who “battered” a woman and sexually assaulted her in Towyn has been handed an extended prison sentence. Ben Marshall, 34, of Albion Street, Rochdale, was sentenced to eight years and three ...

Police have arrested almost 2,000 people in a week-long crackdown on county lines drug networks, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said. Forces across the country made 1,965 arrests, shut ...