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BBC Harriet Shorrock, a former dairy farmer and baker, has taken over the role A Lancashire town’s new lollipop lady said she had “big shoes to fill” after taking over from a woman who had been doing the job for more than 56 years. Harriet Shorrock, a former dairy farmer …

A campaign to raise £1.49m for a new mobile cinema for the Highlands, islands and Argyll and Bute has reached its target. The Screen Machine has been running for more than 25 years allowing people in small communities to experience going to the cinema. There had been doubt about the …

Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent Getty Images Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine will soon enter its fifth year. Mysterious incidents of so-called “hybrid warfare” are mounting in Europe, increasing tensions. And in the UK, military chiefs have warned we must prepare for war if we want to avoid it. But if the …

Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Google Google plans to launch smart glasses powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in 2026, after its previous high-profile attempt to enter the market ended in failure. The tech giant set expectations high in 2013 when it unveiled Google Glass, billed by some as the future of technology …

Celtic legend John ‘Dixie’ Deans has died aged 79. Capped twice by Scotland, Deans was a prolific goalscorer for both Motherwell and Celtic in the 1960s and 1970s, winning six major honours with the latter. He started his career with Neilston Juniors and was nicknamed after former Everton and England …

Lynette HorsburghNorth West NHS Blood and Transplant handout Nicki Detko says she realises she is “one lucky lady” A woman who had a lifesaving liver transplant 20 years ago has said she is “so grateful” to her donor and family, who gave her a lifeline to see her children grow …

Wales News Service Belinda Strickland says she will never be the same again after a pregnant stranger attacked her at a funeral A grandmother who suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung in an assault by a pregnant stranger at a funeral wake said she was “disgusted” her attacker avoided …

If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week we chat to international flight attendant Grace Hampson… Our salary is organised into …

Rob MayorPolitical Reporter, Birmingham BBC Josh Pegus is considering training as a solicitor instead due to cuts and changes Law students in Birmingham say they are worried about the future of the justice system after the government announced plans to end jury trials for all but the most serious cases. …

Maggie Montgomery Maggie Montgomery was 17 years old when she said she was assaulted by a Presbyterian minister A woman has said she was sexually assaulted by a minister from the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) in the 1970s who went on to become the deputy clerk of the General …

“Good God, no,” says Mark Hughes when asked if he plans to follow in the footsteps of his former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and manage into his 70s. It is seven years since Hughes, 62, managed in the Premier League. Only six others – Arsene Wenger (828), Ferguson …

PA archive Pat Tate, 37; Craig Rolfe, 26; and Tony Tucker, 38, were gunned down in an underworld killing in Essex Eight shotgun blasts on a winter’s night left three men dead and brought their drugs empire crashing down. Thirty years on, why does the Essex Boys story still grip …

Andy HowardWest of England Family handout Dawn Sturgess was poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok in 2018 The unprecedented nerve agent poisonings of 2018 on British soil left their mark on those whose job it was to fathom what had happened. Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia …

Josh Sandifordin the Black Country Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Jamiel Slaney-Summers planned to steal thousands from Rita Barnsley’s estate On a LinkedIn profile boasting two decades in health and social care, Jamiel Slaney-Summers claims she is able to “quickly integrate and gain trust with others”. But the care home manager …

Kirstie Topp Aboyne Bridge has been closed to vehicles since November 2023 Work to repair a road bridge in Aberdeenshire will be further delayed after engineers discovered it is in a worse condition than they previously believed. Aboyne Bridge over the River Dee has been shut to vehicles for two …

Folk singer Adam McNaughtan, who wrote the popular Jeely Piece song about Glasgow’s tower blocks, has died aged 86. His most famous song – also known as Skyscraper Wean – reflected 1960s Glasgow when families were moved from traditional tenements to high-rise flats, and imagined a parent flinging a sandwich …

PA Media Jane Barnard, 67, denies the manslaughter of Derek Davies The drugs mistakenly given to a man who later died were incorrectly stored at the care home in which he lived, a court has heard. Jane Barnard, 67, denies the manslaughter of Derek Davies, 75, who died on 8 …

An 88-year-old US army veteran who works full time at a grocery store to make ends meet will receive over $1.7m (£1.2m) to help him retire. Ed Bambas went viral after Australian influencer Samuel Weidenhofer shared a video of Bambas opening up about his financial struggles on social media. In …

Ministers are attempting to broker a deal with the EU and other countries to give frozen Russian assets in the UK worth £8bn to Ukraine, reports the Times. The paper says they are also warning Vladimir Putin is an “active threat to the UK’s citizens, security and prosperity”. A photo …

A van driver who killed a retired pharmacist who was driving home from a holiday in Scotland has been jailed for two years and four months. Stephen Painter died after David Cooper, 31, failed to react in time to a stop sign and crashed into the 69-year-old’s Mercedes at a …