Tom Penn said he was "frightened" and worried about the safety of his neighbours when he called police.
Simons was best known for playing PC Alf Ventress in all 18 series of ITV's Sunday evening police drama.
It is not now MPs who will get to decide between Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson.
Who needs Top of the Pops when shows like Love Island and Killing Eve are putting songs in the chart?
Blend of strength and endurance training makes team sport players the fittest of all, a study finds.
Busy week? Here are four stories you may have missed.
Holocaust survivors and their families recreate a photo taken in 1945.
Most of Sunday's front pages focus on the leadership hopeful's reaction to the late-night incident.
Angus Macfadyen first played Robert The Bruce in Braveheart and now he is back - this time as the "hero".
Warnings that the Scottish Parliament has "gone backwards" when it comes to the diversity of its MSPs.
Alan Cookson has cleaned 120 beaches but fears the campaign to make oceans plastic free is "lost".
The Irish Consulate has re-opened in Cardiff after being closed in the 2009 financial crisis.
The competition is held every two years and celebrates the opening of St David's Hall in 1983.
Andy Murray reaches the doubles final at Queen's as his dream return to tennis continues five months after career-saving hip surgery.
Phil Neville says Cameroon will pose a threat his England team "has not experienced" in their last-16 Women's World Cup game on Sunday.
People across Essex reported feeling houses "shaking" after a "loud explosion" at about 18:40 BST.
The charges of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office relate to evidence given at Stormont.
Passengers have been facing long queues at Manchester Airport after "an IT issue" affected check-in.
The Tory leadership candidate was pressed about reports of an argument with his partner.
Mavis Paterson was cycling in memory of her children and becomes the oldest woman to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats.
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