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Women with very dense breasts should be offered additional scans as part of the UK's NHS breast screening programme to help detect more cancers and save lives, researchers say. A Cambridge University-led study of more than 9,000 women found using …

A burglar who ran over the resident of a property he had just targeted using the victim's own car has been found guilty of manslaughter. Errol Woodger, 38, from Abbey Wood in south-east London, was convicted of killing 51-year-old Marc …

Two men have admitted conspiring to import millions of pounds worth of cannabis labelled as "Yankee Candles" from America to south Wales. Four men were charged with importing more than 300kg (661lb) of cannabis using a postal service and previously …

Two hours of free parking has been introduced in parts of Greater Manchester following a council U-turn. Two years ago there was uproar from shoppers and traders in Tameside after charges at 42 pay-and-display car parks were increased from £1 …

A 'cars and coffee' venue in Devon has been given permission to serve alcohol. RE: Fuel Southwest, which brings car and motorbike enthusiasts together over food and refreshments, applied for an alcohol and entertainment licence so that it could open …

Two basketball clubs in Sussex are to merge after eight years to give a pathway for young players, with a "bottom to the top" approach. Worthing Thunder, from the country's second tier, and the Brighton Bears, from the fourth division, …

Sebastião Salgado, regarded as one of the world's greatest documentary photographers, has died at the age of 81. The Brazil-born photographer was known for his dramatic and unflinching black-and-white images of hardship, conflict and natural beauty, captured in 130 countries …

A West Sussex parent has said government cuts to therapy funding for adopted children will have a "devastating" impact. Lucy Watson, a mother of an adopted sibling group and campaigner, said the reduction in funding from £7,500 to £3,000 was …

In Teesside news this week, we learned more about a teenager from Billingham who is being held in a prison in Georgia, and had a reminder of a "devastating" cyber attack on Redcar and Cleveland Council. Meanwhile, a man raced …

Police have evacuated 30 homes in Derby after material used to make amateur fireworks was found during a house clearance. Derbyshire Police said the material was discovered on Wednesday afternoon by the family of a man who had recently died, …