TV viewers 'want to influence plots'
Viewers want more access to interactive TV in the future including the ability to influence plots in programmes, a survey has revealed. The YouGov poll, which questioned more than 2,000 people, found...
View ArticleReading and Leeds Festival: mud, mud, glorious mud
Tens of thousands of people are pitching their...
View ArticleJapan's struggle with deflation worsens as prices fall
Japan's core consumer prices index fell for the 17th month in a row in July, underlining the country's entrenched problems with deflation. The index, which excludes fresh food, fell 1.1% from July...
View ArticleTwo charged over Burbage 'chatroom' attack
Two teenagers have been charged with attempting to rob a man who was allegedly lured...
View ArticleBurnley soldier's body due for return to UK
The body of a soldier from Lancashire who was shot dead in Afghanistan will be repatriated later. L/Cpl Jordan Bancroft was killed during a gun battle which erupted while he protecting a meeting...
View ArticleAfghanistan's Karzai criticises US troop pullout
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticised US plans to begin withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan...
View ArticleLeigh war memorial flag pole thieves hunted
Police are hunting thieves who stole two flag poles from a war memorial in Greater Manchester. Officers said a "tremendous amount of distress" had been...
View ArticleWorcestershire and Birmingham stroke volunteers wanted
Researchers are appealing for stroke survivors with muscle weaknesses and mobility problems to take part in tests that may help to improve their walking. The sound of a metronome, used by musicians to...
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Watch Sport news bulletin Sport Homepage Formula 1 Results Standings Race calendar Drivers and teams Circuit guide BBC F1 team F1 videos A-Z of Sports Related BBC sites...
View ArticleThe Very Last of the Summer Wine
The world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine, comes to an end this weekend. In the Yorkshire town...
View Article£5,000 reward for information on Pembroke Dock robbery
A £5,000 reward has been being offered by police investigating the robbery of a vulnerable pensioner in Pembroke Dock by two men. Cash was stolen from a...
View ArticlePortsmouth pensioner rescued from chip pan fire
An elderly woman is recovering after being rescued from her home...
View ArticleQuiz of the week's news
Continue reading the main story 7 days quiz It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions weekly quiz - a chance to find out how much news from the past week you've read, heard and watched... and how much...
View ArticleWhat the papers say
Journalist Liz Kennedy takes a look at what is making the headlines in Friday's newspapers. The cancellation of hospital appointments is an ongoing problem for the health service locally. And it's a...
View ArticleGastric surgery helps couple lose 25 stone
The number of obese people having weight-loss surgery on the NHS in...
View ArticleKenya to adopt new constitution
Kenya is set to adopt a new constitution, more than three weeks after it was overwhelmingly...
View ArticleLondon firefighters begin to vote on industrial action
Thousands of London firefighters are to start voting on whether to take industrial action in a row over new contracts. The dispute centres on...
View ArticleGwobr o £5,000 i ddal lladron
Mae heddlu sy'n ymchwilio i ladrad gan ddau ddyn yn Noc Penfro wedi cynnig gwobr o £5,000. Cafodd arian ei ddwyn o gartre pensiynwraig yn y Stryd Fawr chwe wythnos yn ôl. Mae'r heddlu yn chwilio am...
View ArticleRegus swings to loss on UK restructuring costs
Office rental firm Regus has swung to a pre-tax loss in the first half, after being hit by restructuring...
View ArticleRobber threatened man with knife in Newtown
A man has been threatened at knifepoint during a robbery in Powys, say police. The incident happened in an area opposite Newtown railway station on Wednesday...
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