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Despite some rain in the forecast in the coming week, it will not be enough to end drought conditions. When rain falls in the summer months, high daytime temperatures can mean that the water quickly evaporates away from the soil. Meanwhile, a series of quick downpours such as heavy summer …

Shane Fry, who owns a mechanics on the street, told the BBC that he was elated the road had reopened. “It’s been a long time coming,” he said. “There’s a lot of businesses here that are struggling. It’s going to make a huge difference to the community again.” Fry added …

BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant. The decision follows a review of BP’s operations as it seeks to slim down the group. Its North Sea business …

Astronomers recommend elevated locations with unobstructed views to the west. Bristol The Downs Sea Walls Viewpoint, Clifton with Bristol astronomers, Victoria Park and Brandon Hill and Cabot Tower. Wales Cardiff, Gower Peninsula, Swansea, and Rest Bay Beach, Porthcawl. Wiltshire Warminster Town Park with Starquest Astronomy Club, Cley Hill, Avebury Stone …

The organiser of the service, Jabu Ncube, had known Zandile for 20 years, meeting her at university. He asked the gathering: “How do you find words to confirm something that is unspeakable? “How do you find words to comprehend something that is incomprehensible? I have the task of finding the …

Tristan is from a long line of sheep farmers and said farming was more like a lifestyle than a job. He said: “As a kid, you start opening gates, feeding lambs at lambing time and you get a bit more involved until eventually you’re driving tractors, shearing sheep and all …

Motion capture, or MoCap, is when an actor wears a special suit covered in dots or balls to physically act out scenes, which can then be overlayed on to an animated or digitally generated character. Oscar De Mello, who helps run The Shed in Bristol which uses MoCap technology, said …

A British man has been arrested on suspicion of spying on a UK military base in Cyprus on behalf of the Iranian military. Rashad Sultanov, 44, of Islington, north London, is accused of carrying out “hostile surveillance” on RAF Akrotiri and sharing information with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Sultanov, …

A Dutch family who drove from the Netherlands for their daughter’s graduation have had their van stolen. Possessions, money and medication belonging to University of Wolverhampton graduate Elizabeth Ajose’s parents were inside, when it was taken from Bewdley Drive in the city on Sunday night. The family is appealing for …

A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy. Tracy Tomlinson was given the drug at The Christie hospital in Manchester as part of a clinical trial evaluating a new type of treatment for several types of cancer. The …

Wildlife habitats devastated by the “utterly sickening” fire at Dunwich Heath could take up to 25 years to recover. The area along the Suffolk coast went up in flames at about 17:00 BST on Wednesday before engulfing more than 250 acres (100 hectares) – equivalent to about 140 football pitches. …

Heathlands House, which provides residential, dementia, nursing, respite and end-of-life care, was among the first homes to adopt the service in October 2024. Razvan Stanbeca, manager, says the initiative is making “a massive difference to residents as instead of going to hospital they can get care in their home”. “Besides …

BBC Verify’s analysis indicates “vegetation stress” in many areas, which may affect wildlife and farming. Source link

UK rapper Yung Filly has been found not guilty of raping a fan after performing at a nightclub in Australia in 2024. The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, had been accused of sexually assaulting the woman, then 20 years old, in his hotel room after he …

Fires rage near nuclear plant in Suffolk and Uefa mulls World Cup boycott – Friday’s papers. Source link

Video has shown thick plumes of smoke rising at the scene of a heathland blaze where a major incident has been declared. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said about 90 firefighters had been tackling the blaze at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, which started on Wednesday afternoon. Overnight, a number of …

Katrina says she loves the communal aspect of guardianship, which is “somewhere between living in university halls, a block of flats and a fancy squat”. She lives with “all sorts of people”, from lawyers to artists, sharing bathrooms, a kitchen and communal living areas, and regularly socialising. But there are …

More than 1,150 cases have been referred to the National Crime Agency (NCA)’s Cyber Choices scheme in the last eight years – nearly 600 of those were in the last three years. Authorities warn teenage hacking groups are playing an increasingly prominent role in serious cyber-attacks. Young, English-speaking hackers have …

You’ve been dreaming about that summer break on the sun lounger, book in one hand and drink in the other, for months. Now the dash to the airport gate, train station or hours-long drive is all that stands in your way. But what does the book you’ve just shoved in …

A ten-member international mountaineering team led by renowned Nepal-born former Royal Marine Nirmal Purja is feared missing after an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, one of the highest mountains in the world. Pakistani mountaineering officials say the avalanche hit at around midday on Thursday on the 8,047-metre peak in the …