politics

Family seek to raise money for lung cancer drug

Family seek to raise money for lung cancer drug

A family has raised £12,000 to pay for a cancer drug for their mother, which was not available to her on the NHS. Elaine Lynch, 58, from Dorridge, West Midlands, was diagnosed with lung cancer...

18 May 2023

Energy efficiency upgrades for low-income homes

Energy efficiency upgrades for low-income homes

Low-income households in Devon can apply for free energy efficiency upgrades to their mains gas. Devon County Council confirmed it was working with council partners to offer those who are not on the gas network...

12 May 2023

England Big Picture: 29 May - 4 June 2023

England Big Picture: 29 May - 4 June 2023

Join us as we take a few moments every day to relax and enjoy the beauty of England through the stunning images you send us. It is not known why Snodhill has a Royal Free...

02 May 2023

Appeal to raise £60 000 for dig at unusual royal chapel

Appeal to raise £60 000 for dig at unusual royal chapel

An appeal for £60,000 is to be launched to excavate the site of a chapel discovered at a castle. The trust which runs Snodhill Castle in Herefordshire believes it has found the site of a...

24 Apr 2023

Beekeepers run out of equipment as swarms rise

Beekeepers run out of equipment as swarms rise

Beekeepers say they have been running out of equipment to catch a rise in bee swarms after a bout of warm weather. A long and cold spring followed by rising temperatures means larger swarms are...

18 Apr 2023

Wolverhampton: Murder probe as man dies following disorder

Wolverhampton: Murder probe as man dies following disorder

A murder investigation has been launched after a man suffered serious head injuries and died. The victim, in his 40s, was confirmed dead in Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, after he was found just after 07:00 BST...

07 Apr 2023

Cheese rolling race: Hundreds compete in Coopers Hill event

Cheese rolling race: Hundreds compete in Coopers Hill event

Hundreds of people have taken part in the annual cheese rolling extreme sporting event. Competitors chased a 7lb (3kg) Double Gloucester cheese wheel down the almost-vertical Coopers Hill in Brockworth, near Gloucester. The world-famous event...

01 Apr 2023

Tourist boat sinks on Lake Maggiore killing four

Tourist boat sinks on Lake Maggiore killing four

Four people have died after a boat carrying more than 20 passengers, including tourists, sank in strong winds on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. The boat overturned on Sunday evening between the towns of Sesto...

27 Mar 2023

Government support to be offered to disaster witnesses

Government support to be offered to disaster witnesses

People who witness traumatic incidents including terror attacks will be offered similar support to bereaved families, the government has confirmed. Those hit by crimes like the Manchester Arena bomb would be helped, as would children...

23 Mar 2023

Premiership final: Two charged over Just Stop Oil rugby final protest

Premiership final: Two charged over Just Stop Oil rugby final protest

Two men have been charged in connection with the disruption during Saturday’s rugby final at Twickenham. Just Stop Oil protesters invaded the pitch midway through the match between Saracens and Sale, throwing orange paint powder...

12 Mar 2023

Two men die after being pulled from sea in Devon

Two men die after being pulled from sea in Devon

Two men who were pulled from the sea off the coast of Devon have died, police have said. Rescue teams found the men, both in their 20s, in the water at Oddicombe after being called...

09 Mar 2023

Tom Lockyer: Luton Town's Jordan Clark says they 'had to win' after defender's collapse

Tom Lockyer: Luton Town

Luton Town goalscorer Jordan Clark said boss Rob Edwards had told them to win the Championship play-off final for Tom Lockyer after the defender collapsed in the opening stages of the match. The Hatters captain,...

02 Mar 2023

British Millionaire Tells How He Made His Money

British Millionaire Tells How He Made His Money

Akshay Ruparelia - Habits of the highly successful Doorsteps founder Akshay Ruparelia has said that he expects to re-join the hybrid estate agency that he founded aged just 17 but from which he resigned ‘reluctantly’...

25 Feb 2023

PG Tips Twycross Zoo marks 60th anniversary

PG Tips Twycross Zoo marks 60th anniversary

A zoo that became famous when its chimpanzees starred in PG Tips adverts is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Twycross Zoo, in Leicestershire, was founded on 26 May 1963 by business partners Molly Badham and Nathalie...

05 Feb 2023

Girl, five, dies in house fire

Girl, five, dies in house fire

At a glance Five-year-old girl dies at the scene of fire at Pontyglasier, Pembrokeshire Alysia Salisbury described as ‘a beautiful daughter and sister’ Police and fire service trying to ‘establish the cause of the fire’...

19 Jan 2023

Home Office starts ad campaign to deter Albanian migrants

Home Office starts ad campaign to deter Albanian migrants

The Home Office is launching an ad campaign targeting Albanian nationals to deter them from migrating to the UK. The adverts, which will run in Albanian on Facebook and Instagram, will warn that people will...

12 Jan 2023

Phillip Schofield affair: This Morning to air as normal

Phillip Schofield affair: This Morning to air as normal

This Morning will run on Monday as normal and there are “no plans” to axe it, ITV has said, as it faces questions over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger male colleague. On Friday, Schofield...

04 Jan 2023

MPs asked to repay driving fines claimed on expenses

MPs asked to repay driving fines claimed on expenses

Four MPs are being asked to repay hundreds of pounds in driving fines which they claimed on expenses. Government minister Amanda Solloway claimed an £80 fixed penalty notice issued by Transport for London in 2020....

30 Dec 2022