7+ hour, 52+ min ago   (631+ words) Villagers trying to prevent their homes from being demolished have been granted permission for a judicial review into a council's regeneration plans. In December 2025, Durham County Council's £10.7m project to demolish houses on three of Horden's numbered streets and build 100 new…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago   (630+ words) The demolition of three blocks of flats in Coventry is a sad moment for former residents who grew up there. As diggers move in to clear the flats at Ferrers Close in Tile Hill, Stacey Queeney, who spent her formative…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (476+ words) A new book festival is being launched in Stoke-on-Trent to encourage more people to read and help improve literacy levels. Stoke Book Festival will run between 3-10 October and include talks by authors, workshops and performances. Simon Drakeford, festival director, said…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (580+ words) Bus passengers have expressed frustration over a new bus timetable they say has led to delays. Bosses said changes to Guernsey's bus schedule brought in on 7 September aimed to include more frequent services. However, some passengers have complained the changes…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (276+ words) A Shropshire woman who runs a cat rescue centre believes the problems with unneutered animals will get worse. Marion Parsons, 77, who has run Newbridge Cat Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Cleobury Mortimer for 22 years, said the cost was putting owners…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (402+ words) Beekeepers who feared a damaging new arrival of Asian hornets in the Greater Manchester area helped track down their nest after sightings sparked an urgent search. The nest of the non-native invasive insects, which prey on honey bees and threatens…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago   (274+ words) A new booking system at recycling centres in Nottinghamshire will be introduced for van owners. From 2 January, van owners will need to re-register to book an appointment to visit recycling centres, with drops limited to six visits a year. Nottinghamshire…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (639+ words) Cancer clinicians from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are set to cycle more than 140 miles across Lancashire and Cumbria to raise funds for charity and promote a programme helping patients prepare for treatment. About 20 members of staff are due to set off…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (339+ words) Two sisters have turned a lifetime of questions about being identical twins into an autobiographical comedy that explores family, illness and resilience. Anna and Georgina Lewis, from Hastings, initially wrote about challenging the common misconceptions of twins. However the project…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (453+ words) Daniel Meadows, who was 23 at the time, met Stanley Challenger Graham, then aged 40, at Bancroft Mill in Barnoldswick. The two men forged an unlikely friendship and now they have been reunited for a special reunion on BBC Breakfast. "I was…...