Body Found In Burning House

The body of a woman has been discovered by firefighters who were called to a burning house in York. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and police were called to an address in Whitethorne Close in Huntington late on Tuesday afternoon, after a passer-by had alerted the fire service when they saw smoke coming out of the building. A thorough search of the house was carried out to make sure no-one else was trapped in the property.

Woman Injured After Collision With Horse

A woman is being treated in hospital for serious head injuries after her pick-up truck struck and killed a horse on a main road. Tayside Police confirmed the accident happened after two horses strayed onto the A977, near Crook of Devon in Perthshire, on Tuesday evening. The woman's truck then collided with another vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. She was taken to Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline.

Investigation After Man Shot In Leg

A police investigation is under way after a man was shot in the leg during an incident in a Sheffield district. The un-named victim, a local man in his 20s, was attacked on Washington Road on Tuesday night. South Yorkshire Police said the man had suffered "non life-threatening" injuries in the shooting in Sharrow. The road was closed from 2240 GMT as specialist police teams conducted their inquires. Police did not say where the man was being treated.

Defra Publishes Industrial Pollution Report

Defra has today published annual statistics showing local authority performance in regulating industrial air pollution. For the second year running the report shows low levels of inspection by many authorities. Environment Minister Lord Hunt has written to all local authorities in England asking for substantial improvement in inspection performance for authorities to be credible pollution control regulators. Although the number of high and medium risk installations had reduced, the report shows that 49 per cent of authorities did not inspect high-risk installations as often as specified and over 30 per cent did not inspect medium-risk installations as often as required.

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