Chris Ward: Last News

A "violent" 16-year-old with special needs, who has refused to go to school for over a year, is "rotting away in his bedroom", his parents fear.

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer considered quitting after a by-election defeat, a new book about the politician claims. A loss to the Tories in May 2021 meant the County Durham constituency turned blue for the first time since it was created in 1974.

police officer has been shot dead after a gunman barricaded himself in a home and continues to shoot towards officers.Sergeant Chris Ward has died after being injured in the incident, local media reports.Another cop, Deputy Logan Fox was also hurt in the chaos and his condition is unknown as he remains at the scene of Boone in North Carolina.The standoff has been ongoing for some time after Watauga County Sherriff's Office arrived at the home to undergo a welfare check at around 10am local time (3pm GMT).The situation is ongoing with cops and a bomb squad currently at the scene, with the suspect firing periodically in direction of officers stationed nearby.The sheriff's office said the two officers were conducting the welfare check after