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A dual carriageway that was closed for nearly two weeks due to a wildfire in the New Forest National Park has reopened. A major incident was declared after a van fire on the A31 near Ringwood on 9 August went on to destroy about 0.6 sq miles (1.6 sq km) …

Matthew Jones, 24, a personal trainer from Littlehampton Daniele Polito, 23, from Goring-by-Sea, was travelling in the same car as Mr Jones Matthew Grimstone, 23, a Worthing United footballer who worked as a groundsman at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club Jacob Schilt, 23, was also a Worthing United player …

A woman has pleaded not guilty to arson after a large fire broke out on moorland in Greater Manchester. Shania Care-Slede appeared via videolink and denied two charges of arson at Minshull Street Crown Court earlier but admitted a further charge of dangerous driving. It comes after the large fire …

A woman has pleaded not guilty to arson after a large fire broke out on moorland in Greater Manchester. Shania Care-Slede appeared via videolink and denied two charges of arson at Minshull Street Crown Court earlier but admitted a further charge of dangerous driving. It comes after the large fire …

A horse that became stuck in a muddy bog has been freed by firefighters. Crews were called to the animal rescue on Northill Road in Cople, near Bedford, on Thursday. Firefighters from Biggleswade, Bedford and Kempston fire stations used specialist animal rescue equipment to free the horse. It is the …

He believes the snake made its way into his home via the drainage system. Claridge said: “I know this toilet and others discharge to a drain, and about a metre and a half away from there is a rainwater drain. “I didn’t realise the two were connected, and that’s the …

A six-year-old girl has died in hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex, in an incident which also killed three of her family members. Saja El-Khawas, a British Palestinian, was pulled from the sea by emergency crews on Tuesday. Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, …

A teenager has been jailed for raping a 19-year-old woman in a portable toilet on a seafront. Mohammed Abdullah, 19, from the West Drayton area in Middlesex, was found guilty of raping and sexual assaulting the woman by penetration on Bournemouth seafront in the early hours of 6 July 2025. …

A young Liverpool fan living with a rare genetic condition has been flown out to Turkey to meet his hero, Mohamed Salah. Salah’s new club, Trabzonspor, and Turkish Airlines flew eight-year-old Isaac Kearney and his family there to surprise the former Liverpool forward, according to a post on Isaac’s Instagram …

In 2016, six years after the death of Bernard Matthews, the company was bought by the founder of the 2 Sisters Food Group, Ranjit Singh Boparan. Two years ago the company announced proposals to close a factory at its headquarters in Great Witchingham, Norfolk, where Matthews used to live and …

Her older sister Clara, 23, who supported Ariel and their 15-year-old brother Elias with their studies, says the key to their success was “the fact that they just didn’t give up and tried hard, even without us telling them”. Clara said her younger sister is “bright and has lots of …

A former teacher has been jailed for four and a half years after admitting to having sex with a teenage boy. Emily Drury, 26, was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to five charges of sexual activity with the boy. A victim impact statement …

First Rothesay Test, Headingley (day three of five) Pakistan 171: Shafique 61; Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51 & 135: Rizwan 41 England 409: Brook 91, Cox 73, Root 66; Usman 5-95 England won by an innings and 103 runs, lead three-match series 1-0 Scorecard England began Joe Root’s second stint as …

The moment when a tired barn owl began its journey back to dry land after being rescued at sea by sailors has been caught on camera. BBC Look East joined Caister Independent Lifeboat on the mission, as they met another boat sailing near Norfolk that had captured the bird. An …

A “dangerous online sexual predator” who secretly filmed children and was found with more than 87,000 indecent images of youngsters has been jailed. Richard Pooley, aged 60, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to three years and 10 months imprisonment at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday. PC William Metcalf said …

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service station manager, Adam Baron, said 18 homes were affected on Willow Lane, and the road had been closed. “The community spirit has been fantastic,” he said. “You see neighbours helping each other out, making cups of tea.” Mandy Bannon, city councillor for Marsh Ward, said …

A wildlife park is celebrating the hatching of the first king penguin chick in the UK since 2014. The chick weighed 188g (6.6oz) when it hatched and is being hand-reared by keepers at Birdland Park and Gardens in Gloucestershire, who previously had to move the egg to an incubator for …

The Tigers host Manchester United in their first top-flight home match for almost a decade on Saturday. “There is already a real buzz around the city and I want local businesses to make the most of it,” Campbell said. “Whether you run a pub, restaurant, hotel, shop or you have …

Milton said the “easy bit” about comedy was “standing in front of people” but the hard part was “writing good material”. “Once you’ve got good material you have confidence in it and you can get up and you can do it,” he said. Milton said he first went to the …

The situation has been complicated by the arrival of the Dana White-fronted Zuffa Boxing, which is jointly owned by Sela and TKO Group Holdings. TKO is the managing partner, while White is among the promotion’s executive leaders. Hearn has criticised the push to stage the fight in America. “The reason …