All news by author: Amy-Clare Martin

The rescue centre has had its busiest every year as owners struggle to heat their homes for the reptiles and now the charity has been left with a desperate choice

Man calls for Britain’s assisted dying laws to change after watching his father's agonising death in the UK - compared to his wife's peaceful passing at Dignitas

New figures show 'oncoming vehicles' incidents have surged in the last year by 13% - in that time three men died when a teenager drove a stolen van in the wrong direction and smashed into a taxi

Medics at the Christie hospital in Manchester are running about 30 clinical trials - and are finding that two-thirds of blood cancer patients with no other treatment options left are responding to the drugs

Brits are bracing themselves for muddle weather in the next 24 hours with first a yellow warning for rain covering swathes of the country, followed by 30C temperatures later on

Bonnie Steward, from Porthleven, Cornwall, makes incredible artwork from old tennis balls, toothbrushes, crisp packet and other discarded waste she finds on beaches in Cornwall

The average daily global sea surface temperature has reached 20.96 C, beating the 2016 record of 20.95 C, the EU’s climate change service Copernicus found

Dignity in Dying called the current situation 'unsafe, unfair and unequal' and said current blanket ban will lead to more cases of dying people suffering

The SAGP injection developed by scientists at the Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has had promising trials with mice and is the third jab which could tackle dementia

Research shows that 15% of us are so overwhelmed by the amount of choice, we would rather just go somewhere we already know

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey sobbed in the dock as not guilty verdicts were read out to nine charges involving four younger men following his trial at Southwark Crown Court

The animal was rescued from a slaughterhouse in 2016 and spent the years since perfecting her skills. Pigcasso, who holds a paintbrush in her snout, has painted famous faces including Boris Johnson and the late Queen. She has also paid homage to major events including the King’s ­Coronation and Brexit.

Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), a diamond trade centre located in Surat, in the west of India has surpassed The Pentagon as the world’s biggest office block

Sir Elton John made Kevin Spacey laugh as he appeared via videolink to give evidence at Southwark Crown Court as the actor faces allegations of sexual assault

Ross McCarthy went to his GP with severe depression and was put on a six-month waiting list for therapy - but he died by suicide two weeks later

Kevin Spacey is facing a number of charges over alleged sexual assaults over a 12-year period from 2001 to 2013. He continues to deny the charges

Kevin Spacey has appeared at Southwark Crown Court in a trial where he faces 12 charges including allegations of sexual assault, indecent assault which he denies

Parents are now spending a 'sky-high' average of £422 a year on secondary school uniform and £287 for primary school despite guidlines aimed at keeping items affordable

Monique Bertrand, 38, feared there was "no hope" after seven years of trying to conceive and was researching fostering and adoption when she fell pregnant in April last year

William, who is patron of homelessness charities Centrepoint and the Passage, was 11 when his mother Princess Diana, first took him to a homeless shelter in London

The boat was estimated to be carrying up to 750 people when it capsized and sank at around 2am on Wednesday morning, according to the UN migration agency

Education unions think members will back 'serious and sustained' industrial action during the next school year - with attitudes to the latest pay offers said to be 'hardening' among teachers

It is alleged Alfred Dorris, 49, was driving at three times the speed limit when his tram left the tracks on a sharp bend near Sandilands, South London

Witnesses last night described the horrific moment the knifeman went on the rampage in a busy French playground, ­indiscriminately stabbing defenceless children

A study by National Energy Action for a Dispatches probe found three in five over-65s used their heating less than usual - and one in five went to bed early to stay warm