Rains trigger deadly landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...
Vital support helps ‘still learning’ Shoaib Bashir shine with England
Shoaib Bashir is still “learning on the job” as a Test spinner but believes the support of Ben Stokes is helping unlock his ...
Pension credit applications soar but approvals remain low
Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.
Speed camera vans to operate on A685, M6 J42-J37 and A66 at Penrith
Today our Road Safety Camera vans will be operating on the A66 east from Penrith, the A685 between Tebay & Brougham, the M6 J42 – J37, ...
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey launches Christmas number one bid with charity single
Sir Ed Davey is launching a bid for Christmas number one with a charity single called Love Is Enough. The Liberal Democrat leader is teaming up with Bath Philharmonia’s Young Carers’ Choir for the ...
Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting 906,000 peak
Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, revised official estimates show. The measure for the difference between the number of people ...
HMRC scam warning as self-assessment deadline approaches
People filling out their tax returns are being warned to watch out for scams as the self-assessment deadline approaches. Fraudsters are targeting people with bogus offers of tax refunds or demanding ...
Australian police officer who Tasered 95-year-old woman guilty of manslaughter
A police officer who shocked a 95-yer-old nursing home resident with a Taser has been found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court. A jury found Kristian James Samuel White guilty in the trial ...
More than 150 pets abandoned in Cumbria last winter
In Cumbria, 152 pets were abandoned last winter, up slightly from 150 in 2020-21. RSPCA chief inspector Ian Briggs said the rise in the number of calls made to the charity's emergency line this winter ...
Zoe Ball reveals she suffers from painful health condition
BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has revealed she suffers from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, in a post on Instagram.
Conservative US influencer Candace Owens barred from New Zealand
The US conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had been banned from another country, immigration officials ...
Police car crashes into New Zealand PM’s limousine, but no-one hurt
A police car has collided with an official limousine transporting New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis. No-one was hurt in the incident, officials said.