2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (211+ words) Extreme weather prompts council to enhance service preparation As the UK endures its third heatwave of the year, Bath & North East Somerset Council is intensifying efforts to adapt services for increasingly severe weather conditions. With temperatures predicted to climb to…...

35+ min ago  (116+ words) The blaze, roughly the size of twenty football pitches, has destroyed around thirty acres of crops. Firefighters have tackled a huge farmland fire in Kingston Russell. Crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue service were called to reports of…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (253+ words) A furniture delivery led to costly penalties after illegal waste dumping Two delivery drivers have been fined "1, 000 each after admitting to fly-tipping in Christian Malford, Wiltshire. The incident occurred in September 2025 and was discovered by a Wiltshire Council Environmental Enforcement…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (582+ words) The now Reform UK-run local council is reviewing plans to knock the centre down - first proposed under Labour Wakefield Council has asked residents for their views on plans to demolish The Ridings Shopping Centre as part of regeneration plans for…...

56+ min ago  (398+ words) She shows off her baby bump Leigh-Anne Pinnock has announced she is expecting her third child, sharing a cute video accompanied by her song 'Heaven'. The singer, who is already mum to twins, with her husband Andre Gray, announced the…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (378+ words) Bon Jovi made their return at New York's Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night (7th July), performing their first large-scale concert since Jon Bon Jovi's vocal cord surgery. Eponymous frontman Jon Bon Jovi had previously been battling voice issues for several…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago  (479+ words) Jim Glennie was just 18 when he took part in Operation Overlord. One of Scotland's last remaining D-Day veterans has died aged 100. Jim Glennie was just 18 when he landed on Sword Beach as part of the Normandy landings on June 6 1944, when…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (316+ words) It takes place this Friday and Saturday Iron Maiden have revealed the set times for their two-day Knebworth extravaganza, Edd Fest. Taking place this coming Friday and Saturday (10th and 11th July), Iron Maiden headline the main event on the second day…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (225+ words) Campaign for Guild Hall revival gains national attention Preston's Guild Hall has been added to the Theatres Trust's Theatres at Risk Register, highlighting challenges facing its refurbishment or replacement. The venue is among 39 theatres deemed under threat due to structural…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (269+ words) Ofwat says it's found serious breaches at Severn Trent Water. Water regulator Ofwat has said it found "serious and unacceptable" breaches by Severn Trent Water by failing to deal effectively with wastewater and sewage. But the watchdog said it did…...