Port Talbot copper thieves 'risk their lives'
Police say thieves behind copper wire thefts in Port Talbot are putting their own lives at risk. This week a quantity of the metal was stolen from the Eagle Street...
View ArticleTwo men charged in Londonderry burglary operation
Two men have been charged with burglary in Londonderry as part of an ongoing police operation to tackle burglaries. The men were arrested on the Foreglen Road...
View ArticleBoy, 15, in court over death of Goldthorpe woman
A 15-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a...
View ArticlePlan for 300 houses near Raunds rejected
A plan for more than 300 new houses on a greenfield site in Northamptonshire has been rejected. Campaigners said they were...
View ArticleYorkshire firms 'risking lives' in hydrant water thefts
Firms are said to be putting lives at risk by illegally tapping into fire hydrants. Yorkshire Water said the crime reached an all-time high in July, when millions of litres of water were thought to be...
View ArticleCineworld helped by higher-spending moviegoers
Higher-spending cinemagoers have helped Cineworld to increased profits and box-office takings, despite a fall in...
View ArticleSurgeons use torches in Gloucester hospital power cut
A power failure at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital forced surgeons to operate by torchlight, it has emerged. Confidential minutes obtained by the BBC reveal emergency back-up generators failed to kick...
View ArticleStaffordshire crash girl's 'remarkable' crushing escape
An eight-year-old girl has narrowly avoided being crushed after being hit by a car that landed on top of her. A BMW collided with an Audi in Etruria Road, Hanley,...
View ArticleTrain carriages swept away in southern China
Two carriages from a passenger train have been swept into a river in southern China after floods destroyed a bridge, state...
View ArticlePoole council painted dog mess trial 'working'
A council has said a trial where piles of dog mess were spray-painted bright green to shock owners into picking up their waste has had a positive impact. Poole council took the action last week after...
View ArticleDorset council merger saves taxpayers £1m in four years
Council leaders have said £1m of taxpayers' money has been saved as a result of a council merger in Dorset. West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council merged their...
View ArticleMan charged with possessing replica machine gun.
A 64-year-old-man has appeared in court charged with possessing a...
View ArticleEgg smuggler was 'wildlife criminal'
A man who was caught at Birmingham airport trying to smuggle peregrine falcon eggs out of the country has pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court. Jeffrey Lendrum, 48, admitted taking 14 eggs of a...
View ArticleThousands of Leicestershire drivers break red light law
More than 9,000 people were caught running red traffic lights in Leicestershire last year, the county council has revealed. Nigel Horsley, road...
View ArticleSouth Africa police use rubber bullets on strikers
South African police have fired rubber bullets and water cannon at crowds of striking civil...
View ArticleNorwich fire station home conversion plan considered
A Grade II listed fire station in Norwich could be converted into homes when a new...
View ArticleTwo more Indian tribal women 'forced to walk naked'
Two more tribal women have been stripped and forced to parade naked in front of large crowds in the Indian state of West...
View ArticleWater pipe in Dingwall leaks two litre a second
A water pipe under a street of a Ross-shire town has been found to be...
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