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Lorry crash shuts A44 Aberystwyth and Ponterwyd road

A big stretch of the A44 in Ceredigion has been closed to...

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Weekend closures of A249 Sheppey Crossing

The main route between the Kent mainland and the Isle of Sheppey is being closed each weekend until early December for maintenance work. The four-lane Sheppey Crossing over the River Swale was opened...

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Arrests over 'vigilante' action linked to sexual assault

Four people have been arrested following disorder police have linked to "vigilante" action after reports of a sexual assault on a teenager. A...

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Cumbria Police set to begin two-week firearms amnesty

A two-week long gun amnesty is to be launched by Cumbria Police. From Monday, people in the county...

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New Zealand 16-14 England: Steve McNamara 'frustrated' by defeat

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. England coach Steve McNamara says his side are 'frustrated' after yet another narrow defeat in the Four Nations, as they lose 16-14 against...

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Rhyl FC blaze postpones Carmarthen Town match

A stadium fire has forced Welsh Premier League team Rhyl to postpone...

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Man found dead by Northumberland roadside

A man has been found dead by the roadside in Northumberland. Police...

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Scotland: Paul Collingwood eyes World Cup scalps

Paul Collingwood is targeting two victories for Scotland at next year's World Cup. The former England one-day skipper will assist head coach Grant Bradburn for the tournament in New Zealand and...

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Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters: Four Britons in semi-finals

Four British players have reached Saturday's semi-finals at the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters in Mission Viejo, California. Grand-Slam winner Jordanne Whiley and fellow Paralympic bronze...

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Kashmir: India army says sorry over teenager deaths

The Indian army has issued an unusual apology for shooting dead two teenage boys in Indian-administered Kashmir. The army says it made a mistake in firing at a car they were travelling in on the...

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Lucy Owen and Claire Summers step into the boots of WW1 Land Girls

8 November 2014 Last updated at 11:37 GMT It is Remembrance Day on Sunday and as part of BBC Wales Today's series about the centenary of World War One, it has been looking at the role Land Girls...

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Traffic study for Portland's underground Jurassica dinosaur museum

A charity behind a project to build an £80m underground dinosaur museum on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset has commissioned a £30,000 traffic study. Jurassica would see a semi-subterranean cavern built in...

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Taunton £21m road completion date delayed

The completion date for a new road in Taunton has been delayed. The £21m road, which will link the west and east of the town, was supposed to be finished by March. However, last winter's heavy rain...

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Thieves take £20,000 worth of snakes from shop in Rugby

Snakes worth £20,000 have been stolen from a shop in Warwickshire, police...

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Sachin Tendulkar: I am no god

8 November 2014 Last updated at 09:48 GMT Cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar has spoken to the BBC about life in the public eye and his career at the top of the sport. He explained to the Today...

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'Buy time' community policy shelved in Wales

A policy which could make it easier for community groups in Wales to take over facilities like swimming pools and pubs when they are put up for sale has been abandoned by ministers. Community assets in...

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Derby explorer Sir George Clarke Simpson honoured with blue plaque

A meteorologist and polar explorer who was a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's expedition team has been honoured with a blue plaque. Sir George Clarke, nicknamed Sunny Jim by fellow explorers,...

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Pictures: Tower of London poppy display - parts staying a bit longer

Parts of the huge ceramic poppy display at the Tower of London are going to stay on show until the end of November, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. The poppies have been gradually 'planted' in...

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David Cameron visits Tower of London poppies

8 November 2014 Last updated at 12:05 GMT A key part of the World War One poppy display at the Tower of London is to stay in place until the end of November, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. The...

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North Korea detainees Bae and Miller land in the US

9 November 2014 Last updated at 05:41 GMT Two Americans who were released from detention in North Korea, Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae, have arrived back in the US. US Director of National...

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