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A man has been jailed for more than six years after he threw a petrol bomb at a house in Rotherham. Seven people were in the property in Warwick Street, in Moorgate, at the time of attack in November 2023, including two children and an 11-month-old baby. South Yorkshire Police …

A proposal to build up to 250 houses next to the national headquarters of the SAS could undermine security at the base, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned. The new housing estate, more than a third of them affordable, could be built on a 26-acre field opposite Stirling Lines, …

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Dawn Huggins, said Norman Irwin was held in high esteem across the borough and had taken part in many council events over the years. Huggins described Norman as a humble man who lived to 107 and said his humour, wit, wisdom and anecdotes …

At a hearing before magistrates at Hereford Justice Centre on Thursday, the case was formally reopened against the mayor and withdrawn by the panel after a request from the DVLA. Neither the mayor nor a representative from the DVLA were present at the court for the one-minute hearing. The legal …

A man who started offering free gardening services in his spare time after seeing a negative social media post about the state of someone’s plot in his town has received a huge financial boost. After the BBC highlighted his work in July, Stephen Jalland, from March, Cambridgeshire, gained national press …

Those involved explain how a council got an illegal site cleared during a bank holiday weekend. BBC News

The husband of a renowned ballroom dancer who needs 24/7 care after suffering a stroke said he could be forced to sell their home to pay for the help she needs each day. Jane Bullock, who coached professionals for the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, collapsed at her Wolverhampton home on …

Chloe Mallett, 31, from Watton in Norfolk, was diagnosed with postnatal anxiety after giving birth to her son in June 2025 following a five-year struggle to conceive. The former sales administrator had started to pursue adopting a child, when she found out she was pregnant. Mallett said while she had …

The Orange Order has announced plans for a new parade at Drumcree, one of the most contentious parade routes in Northern Ireland. They said they had scaled back the plans and hoped the parade would be allowed along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road. They said only 60 members would march …

A 17-year-old photographer who waited three years to capture the perfect action shot has scooped the top title in a wildlife photography competition. Maksym Breus said he spent more than 200 hours studying birds before taking a “dream shot” of a hobby brandishing its talons ready to pounce on a …

There has been no extensive research in Britain on why school absence might be causing obesity, but doctors who have spoken to the BBC have their theories. One factor is diet. Since the 2000s – when all four UK governments passed laws to make school lunches healthier – it’s become …

Gihan Arnolda was a teenager sleeping rough on the streets of east London, but now it is believed he is Britain’s first black or Asian horseracing trainer. Arnolda said he had a tough and difficult upbringing where he lost his mother to leukaemia and his father “lost control of life”, …

A cycling couple have broken a record, and possibly a collarbone, by pedalling across the globe in 123 days. Amy and Kyle Hudson, both 30, from Mickleover in Derby, biked over 18,000 miles through 20 countries, including Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and Spain. Kyle injured his shoulder in a …

Caroline Roodhouse’s world turned upside down when her husband, Steve, died by suicide in 2018. The mum-of-two from Basingstoke was left widowed and a single parent, then had to attend an inquest to determine how, when and where her husband had died. She said the process was “horrendous” and is …

Flea beetles will eat away at the leaves of brassicas like sprouts. The extent of their munching on Bennet’s crop has seen some of the leaves eaten by as much as 70 percent, which reduces their ability to photosynthesise and give the plant energy it needs to grow. He said …

Josh said 3D printing had been the brothers’ hobby before they found they could put it to good use and make something that would help children. The brothers signed up to be makers on the TMT website, which matched them with families who felt they would benefit from the free …

In February 2024, Rachael applied for DLA but it wasn’t until August that year that she was told they did not qualify as Mabel’s treatment was too ‘short’, taking place within six months. Rachael appealed and was awarded DLA a year after her application, she said. She said other families …

A World War Two veteran who is celebrating his 100th Birthday on Thursday says he is feeling well and “I’m putting my name down for another 20 years”. Albert Malin served on the gruelling Arctic convoys during the conflict as an able seaman, on HMS Oxlip. Despite nearly freezing to …

Stevan Jackson, a Royal Navy veteran of 35 years, said: “Branding the arboretum with Royal British Legion imposes a service-centric focus, which I think diminishes those other organisations and charities that are not service related but are represented at the arboretum. “I don’t see it as being at all necessary,” …

The petition, started by her son, has gathered more than 190 signatures. Katharine, a retired teacher who has lived in the area since the 1960s, said the garden gave her a reason to go outside. “This space is important to me because I love gardening and it gives me plenty …