Green light for Saltfleetby gas storage plan
The government has given the go-ahead for what it says will be the UK's largest gas storage facility in Lincolnshire. Wingas Storage will convert an onshore gas field at Saltfleetby into an...
View ArticleA third of Altrincham shops lie empty, report claims
Almost a third of shops in Altrincham town centre are empty, according to new research. The Trafford town, which serves one of the UK's most affluent areas, has 78 empty shops. The research carried...
View ArticleDeadly blast in Russia's North Ossetia
At least five people have been killed and dozens wounded in an explosion in...
View ArticleNew Army's HQ Land Forces base to be opened in Andover
A new £44m headquarters for the British Army's land forces will be officially opened later in Hampshire. More than 2,000 military and civilian personnel are already working at the Marlborough Lines...
View ArticleShot Chasetown father's killers 'animals'
The family of a man shot dead at home in Staffordshire two months ago have paid tribute to the "devoted" father and called his killers "animals". Richard Deakin, 27, was shot in the chest at his house...
View ArticleBritish hostage journalist freed in Pakistan
A British journalist held captive by suspected militants in north-west...
View ArticleMother charged after son, 12, stabbed in Liverpool
A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of her 12-year-old son at her...
View ArticleIn pictures: Soweto, South Africa's trend-setting township
South African photo-journalist Jodi Bieber says her latest book is intended to challenge people’s views of Soweto, the Johannesburg township often remembered for the part it played in the fight...
View ArticleAbandoned car owners to be traced
Anyone who abandons a car on public or private land in Guernsey can expect to...
View ArticleSheffield's St Luke's Hospice cuts beds and staff
Sheffield's only hospice is to cut the number of beds and make staff redundant amid falling funds and higher costs. St Luke's Hospice has also axed plans to move from its current location at Whirlow...
View ArticleHuge protest over India university CCTV plan
Students from different political affiliations are staging a huge protest at one of India's top universities. They are...
View ArticleDurham's Lord Londonderry statue unveiled
A 19th Century statue has been restored and will be unveiled in a new location in Durham city's market place despite objections from 6,000 people. Work on the Lord Londonderry statue - which was first...
View ArticleExhibition marks Whitley Bay's Spanish City centenary
A landmark building on North Tyneside is being opened to the public as part of its centenary celebrations. Spanish City in Whitley Bay was once a popular tourist attraction but had fallen into...
View ArticleHow are spending cuts affecting rural Britain?
Ministers are warning that the cuts in the...
View ArticleCompulsory water meters pilot scheme in Rochester
Compulsory water meters are being fitted in 150 homes in Kent in a pilot scheme before more than 500,000 are installed across the South East. Southern Water is installing the meters at homes in...
View ArticleJapan-China boat spat escalates
China has warned Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in...
View ArticleHampshire man charged with attempted murder in Essex
A 24-year-old man from Hampshire has been charged with attempted murder after...
View ArticleYour pictures: Back to work
Every week we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week the theme was back to work and we begin with a shot by Sean Anderson which shows a scene many of us are familiar with....
View ArticleFamily's appeal to Bristol girl, 14, missing with baby
The mother and cousin of a 14-year-old Bristol girl who went missing with her young child have appealed for her to come home. Tinishya Marshall and her 11-month-old...
View ArticleScottish soldier's body flown back home
The body of a Scottish soldier killed during a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Afghanistan is being brought back to...
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