England

A 13-year-old girl who has looked after cows since she was little has had the rare pleasure of seeing one of them give birth to triplets. The National Farmers’ Union estimates the chances of it happening are about one in 100,000. Sophie, who lives on a farm near Baschurch in …

A woman who outsmarted a scammer claiming to be a police officer is now spreading awareness so others can also avoid falling into a trap. Ann Turtle, from Orleton in Herefordshire, was called by a “so-called officer” who said he had arrested someone in London who had cloned her card. …

Two businesses have been fined more than £1m over the “horrifying” death of a labourer who was buried alive. Gheorghita Arsene, 33, was fatally crushed when a deep trench collapsed and covered him in soil while working on a construction site in Banstead, Surrey, in June 2020. Appledorn Developments and …

A police force has said the Nottingham attacks were not “reasonably foreseeable or preventable”, a public inquiry has heard. Valdo Calocane – who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020 – stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates, and tried to kill three others, in a spate …

More than 1,300 people were killed in the floods triggered by a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border, with 5,000 still missing including more than 30 British nationals. Prajval has been in close contact with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office but as yet, there is no information on his …

Jacobs has also developed leadership skills by becoming an ambassador for the orchestra. And in 2025, he ran the London Marathon to raise money for Orchestras for All and set a Guinness World Record for being the youngest person, 18, to run barefoot at the event. A BBC interview, external …

The owner of a vacant Grade I listed mansion that appeared in the film Batman Begins has hit back at a council in a row over completing bat surveys. Mentmore Towers, in rural Buckinghamshire, was served a listed-building repairs notice in August, urging the owners to carry out a survey …

A weather enthusiast has created a website to answer a question many people ask before stepping into the garden: is it a good day to put the washing out? The Washing Line Index was built by amateur weather watcher Stephen Vincent, from Sheffield, and uses live forecast data to assess …

EastEnders actor Shane Richie has pleaded not guilty to a single charge of drink-driving in his Hyundai IX35. The 62-year-old, who has played Alfie Moon in the BBC soap since 2002, was arrested at a petrol station in Harlow, Essex, on 29 July. Richie, from Tadworth, Surrey, has appeared at …

Pellant, who was working at a school at the time, said she had been “hounded and trolled” by people who thought she should lose her job. “Some parents and members of the community turned against me,” she said. “I had men turn up to my home and a journalist who …

Of the 20 cases reviewed by the RCP, 15 were judged “unsatisfactory overall”, meaning care was found to be well below expected standards. Four were rated as requiring improvements in both clinical and organisational care, while one needed improvement in clinical care alone. No cases were judged to represent good …

A developer is in a stand-off with residents after being accused of using “bullying tactics” in a dispute over access to a new housing estate in Worcestershire. People living next to the planned 30-home development in Drakes Broughton have refused requests by the firm for them to move cars parked …

A group of traders, residents and community organisers in south London named as the preferred buyer for Brixton Village and Market Row must now raise £50m within six months to buy the sites. The Buy Back Brixton group said it had reached an agreement with the owners to complete the …

Derek had contacted the amusement park to say he planned to propose and asked if the team could suggest a suitable spot. “They said, ‘why don’t you propose on the Pepsi Max?’,” Nicolle said. “And he was like, ‘oh, I don’t know, that might be a bit much for her’. …

Under NHS England’s current policy, introduced in 2017, if a patient relapses less than 12 months after their first stem cell transplant, they are not eligible for a second one. Nationwide charities Anthony Nolan, DKMS UK and Leukaemia UK are launching a joint campaign calling on NHS England to update …

A woman who endured years of abusive controlling behaviour by her ex-husband says it has cost her more than £105,000 to divorce him. Annabelle Boucher, 48, from Somerset, wants the law changed after she paid £75,000 to David Rogers, 61, despite him admitting to coercive and controlling behaviour, and legal …

The council’s diversion route is from Buxton to Leek town centre. From there, motorists need to use the A523 to the Macclesfield end of the Cat and Fiddle road. A second phase of work should start next spring and is due to last three months. Ian Bullard lives in Macclesfield …

A teacher has been banned after pupils at a Shropshire girls’ school reported teenage YouTube searches shown in a geography lesson, the Teaching Regulation Agency [TRA] said. In May 2025, pupils raised concerns about James Hindson, who worked at Moreton Hall, after previous searches were displayed on a large screen, …

Despite the shoes being labelled as school shoes when they were bought, according to Alex’s parents, she was told to remove them and given a replacement pair to wear, which were too small. When she was pulled to the side regarding her shoes, Alex said she “felt really self-conscious”, and …

The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after being struck by an object which fell from a van has said she is fighting to cut road deaths because she does not want to become “bitter and twisted”. Harry Dennis died in hospital after being struck by a loose plank …