Oliver Dowden resigns as Tory chairman, telling Boris Johnson 'someone must take responsibility'
Mr Dowden says voters 'are distressed and disappointed' after Conservatives suffer crushing defeats in Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections
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Two killed in helicopter crash in North Yorkshire
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene near the village of Burton in Lonsdale shortly before midday
Nadine Dorries: Voters 'don't give a fig' about Lord Geidt resigning
Culture Secretary launches stinging attack on PM's former ethics adviser, repeatedly referring to him as 'Lord Geddit'
Union bosses demand Labour backing ahead of last-ditch talks to avoid strike
John Leach, of the RMT Union, also accused the government of 'abjectly failing' in its responsibilities to workers
Teachers threaten to strike next in pay row
Teaching unions threaten to follow rail workers with industrial action unless they are given a pay rise that matches inflation
'Sea of baggage': Thousands left without suitcases at Heathrow
Some outbound travellers were forced to take off without their suitcases while others have suffered significant delays at check-in
Two officers injured and one man hospitalised after being shot by police during incident in Scunthorpe
Officers were responding to reports of a man allegedly carrying 'weapons' inside a house yesterday evening
What to expect from the Platinum Jubilee Pageant
The finale of the Jubilee festivities on Sunday will involve 8,500 people participating from all over the UK and beyond
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