1+ week, 1+ day ago   (562+ words) Officers are currently "engaging" with protesters clad in balaclavas blocking access to the Port of Dover, Kent Police has said. In a brief statement, the force said: "We are aware of a protest currently taking place at the Port of…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (505+ words) A teenager who went into care when he was 10 has described how he struggled to navigate the system and seek help. Hayden, now aged 17, lived in a children's home until he was 16 before moving into a semi-independent home. After feeling…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (326+ words) Several meerkats have died after they became trapped under a collapsed tunnel at a wildlife park in Leicestershire. Rescuers were only able to save one meerkat from the underground rubble at Tropical Birdland in Desford, and said they were "heartbroken…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (153+ words) A pilot has suffered potentially life-changing injuries following a plane crash. Hampshire Police said it was called at 17:45 BST on Sunday after reports of a crash at Popham Airfield involving a single light aircraft, which had overturned. It said the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (432+ words) A police officer sucked a female colleague's finger as part of an unwanted pattern of sexual behaviour towards women with whom he worked, a misconduct panel heard. They also heard that former PC Robin White, who retired from West Midlands…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (320+ words) A suspected arson attack took place at an industrial estate used for parking by holidaymakers flying from Gatwick Airport, raising fears several customers may have been impacted. The blaze happened at Caldryne Business Park in Rowfant, five miles from the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (520+ words) Train operator CrossCountry says it expects to run a full service on Monday after cancelling nearly all of its UK services the day before following a power cut at its control centre. The outage in Birmingham at the weekend brought…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (778+ words) Next year is forecast to be the UK's hottest on record due to an "unprecedented" El Nino event, the Met Office has warned. This comes as the summer of 2026 is set to be the UK's hottest since records began, with…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (358+ words) People living near a new city railway station said platform announcements were so loud it had ruined the "peace and calm" of their gardens and allotments. Cambridge South opened to passengers at the end of June, linking Addenbrooke's Hospital, the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (369+ words) Reform UK-led Barnsley Council has announced its intention to withdraw its climate emergency declaration. The party said a review of all climate and net-zero activity was under way, saying programmes that lacked a clear resident benefit, financial saving or statutory…...