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Declan Carroll, CEO of Watford charity Peace Hospice Care has expressed his gratitude towards supporters for digging deep for the charity in the face of NHS funding cuts.

Female solo artists and girl groups occupied less than a fifth of the Official and Spotify charts in the UK last year.

Voting is now open for the annual awards run by Watford Business Improvement District (BID).

Peace Hospice Care is requesting local people to express their interest in joining its Board of Trustees.

Film classifications are due to be overhauled to reflect a media world that has "changed beyond all recognition".

R&B star Rihanna is suing her father for using their surname for his business venture.

A new Ghostbusters film is in development, directed by the son of the filmmaker who made the 1984 original.

Kim Kardashian West has confirmed rumours she is going to have a fourth child, and revealed it will be a boy.

Toto's hit song Africa is set to "keep going for all eternity" thanks to a sound installation set up in the world's oldest desert to play the track on loop.

Theresa May has said she is "disappointed" Jeremy Corbyn has yet to take up her offer of talks on Brexit, after surviving a no-confidence vote called by the Labour leader.

The first confidence vote for a quarter of a century ended, as most confidence votes do, with victory for the government.

A former Commonwealth soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder says he feels "let down by the system" as he faces deportation.

Film classifications are due to be overhauled to reflect a media world that has "changed beyond all recognition".

The prime minister has promised to review new evidence suggesting pregnancy test Primodos caused birth deformities to babies of mothers who used it.

The outlook for house sales is the most negative seen for two decades, with many surveyors blaming Brexit uncertainty.

UK clothing retailers have been told they face penalties if they are found to be misleading customers about the origin of fur on their products.

Scientists have revealed that the western world's most common genetic disorder is much more dangerous than previously thought.

It's not the first thing you should say to a pregnant woman or a former actress but the Duchess of Sussex was left laughing after a pensioner called her "a fat lady". 

Jurors have been told that hindsight is not necessary to appreciate the "obvious" risk of death at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium before the disaster.

Marcelo Bielsa said members of his Leeds coaching staff have watched training sessions of all their opponents before playing them this season.

Chelsea have agreed a deal with Juventus to sign Gonzalo Higuain on loan until the end of the season, according to Sky in Italy.

WBC champion Deontay Wilder has been ordered to agree a deal with Tyson Fury for a heavyweight rematch.

Joe Root wants his England side to back up their series win in Sri Lanka and lay down a marker in the West Indies.

Meat consumption needs to be reduced to just 7g a day in order to save the planet and reduce premature deaths, according to experts.

Scientists have revealed that the western world's most common genetic disorder is much more dangerous than previously thought.

The world's permafrost soils, some of which are more than a thousand years old and extend 1.6km (one mile) into the ground, are warming at the same rate as the climate, according to a new study.

Shop receipts tested in the US nearly all contained chemicals that have been linked to changes in human hormones and damage to foetuses, according to a study.

France has requested the board of Renault meet to replace its scandal-hit boss Carlos Ghosn.

The outlook for house sales is the most negative seen for two decades, with many surveyors blaming Brexit uncertainty.

UK clothing retailers have been told they face penalties if they are found to be misleading customers about the origin of fur on their products.

The crisis-hit owner of Patisserie Valerie is examining "options" for the business, warning the scale of alleged fraud in its accounts may be much worse than initially feared.

Meat consumption needs to be reduced to just 7g a day in order to save the planet and reduce premature deaths, according to experts.

The oceans are facing a perfect storm of threats that will destroy marine life unless the government takes urgent action, a new report has warned.

Scientists have revealed that the western world's most common genetic disorder is much more dangerous than previously thought.

France has requested the board of Renault meet to replace its scandal-hit boss Carlos Ghosn.

Theresa May has said she is "disappointed" Jeremy Corbyn has yet to take up her offer of talks on Brexit, after surviving a no-confidence vote called by the Labour leader.

The first confidence vote for a quarter of a century ended, as most confidence votes do, with victory for the government.

Theresa May has survived a bid to bring down her government - securing a narrow victory of 325 votes to 306 votes in Labour's no-confidence motion.

Theresa May has won a no-confidence vote in her government, allowing her to continue as prime minister. 

For years we have known that the black and whites stripes on a zebra's body were a vital deterrent to horseflies.

A wedding singer from a remote Afghan village is hoping to win a TV talent show after going viral due to his resemblance to Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.

Toto's hit song Africa is set to "keep going for all eternity" thanks to a sound installation set up in the world's oldest desert to play the track on loop.

A father was visited by police after he posted a joke on Facebook about accidentally giving his baby son hot chilli sauce.

An SAS soldier reportedly helped tackle the terrorists who killed at least 21 people in a luxury Nairobi hotel complex.

British politicians should move on from pursuing Brexit "fantasies" and support a second referendum, according to a letter signed by dozens of business leaders to be published this week.

France has requested the board of Renault meet to replace its scandal-hit boss Carlos Ghosn.

The first confidence vote for a quarter of a century ended, as most confidence votes do, with victory for the government.