North Wales group for women in farming launched
A north Wales branch of the Women's Food and Farming Union (WFU) has been launched at the Denbigh and Flint Show. The WFU was founded in 1979 but this is its first north Wales branch and organisers...
View ArticleCyclists fined for riding in Derby pedestrian zones
A crackdown on cyclists illegally riding through Derby has resulted in 11 being fined and two facing court. The city council said the campaign, which...
View ArticleQ&A: France Roma expulsions
France is planning to deport 700 foreign Roma (Gypsies) as part of a crackdown on illegal camps in the country by the end of August. It comes after clashes last month between travellers and police in...
View ArticleEx-Conservative council chairman becomes Independent
A former chairman of North Yorkshire County Council says he has quit the Conservative group because his position has been made "intolerable". Councillor John Savage will continue to represent the...
View ArticleTop maths A-level for London twins, nine
Two nine-year-olds have become the youngest twins to achieve A grades in advanced A-level maths. State school-educated Peter and Paula Imafidon, who live in east London,...
View ArticleRegeneration schemes in North Staffordshire hit by cuts
More than £14m is being cut from regeneration schemes in North Staffordshire, it has been revealed. Schemes will lose funding, mainly as a result of the scrapping of regional redevelopment agency...
View ArticleHeavy rain brings Gwynedd flooding risk
A warning of localised flooding due to heavy rain has been issued across parts of north West Wales. Environment Agency Wales and the Met Office said Snowdonia and the Llyn peninsula were likely to be...
View ArticlePolice to probe Revenue and Customs abuse case
A senior Treasury minister has described as "shocking" the conduct of nine HMRC staff sacked for underpaying benefits to ethnic minorities. Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke, who...
View ArticleBride appeals to brother who disappeared on wedding day
A newlywed bride from Cheshire has made an emotional plea for help to trace her brother who vanished on her wedding day nearly two weeks ago. John Burke, 38, was last seen on 7 August, at the groom's...
View ArticleDen Brook wind turbine challenge rejected by High Court
The latest legal challenge against plans for a wind farm in Devon has been rejected by the High Court. Mike Hulme, from Crediton, wanted the court to overturn planning permission for nine turbines in...
View ArticleGlasgow pays tribute to trade union man Jimmy Reid
Leading figures from politics, sport and entertainment have joined...
View ArticleGuinea-Bissau 'ashamed of incompetent reputation'
Guinea-Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha has said his citizens are ashamed of being thought incapable of...
View ArticleDriver held after fatal collision on B5026
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving...
View ArticleInformation Commissioner probing NI Water over FOI
The BBC has learned that NI Water is being investigated by the Information Commissioner over its compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. The commissioner's office has said it will not give...
View ArticleElliott reported over 'early UUP leadership' bid
A candidate for the Ulster Unionist Party leadership has been reported to the party's disciplinary committee. It is understood the...
View ArticleBP oil spill: Undersea oil remains in Gulf of Mexico
A study of the effects of the Deepwater Horizon spill has confirmed the...
View ArticleMan held after Pevensey to Hampden Park train attack
An 18-year-old man from East Sussex has been arrested following a "violent attack" on a train conductor after a dispute about change for...
View ArticleIn pictures: Jimmy Reid funeral
The funeral of former Scottish trade union leader Jimmy Reid took place at Govan Old Parish Church in Glasgow Mr Reid was born in Govan and rose to international prominence when he led the famous...
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