43+ min ago   (564+ words) Patrols by private security guards are to begin from Monday at three Essex locations that asylum seekers frequently visit, a council has confirmed. Six trained and uniformed "security operatives" would patrol Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford centres seven days a week,…...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (249+ words) Two people arrested in connection with the death of a one-year-old girl in Warwickshire have been released on bail, police say. It comes after emergency services were called to a house on Long Street, Atherstone, at about 11:50 BST on Friday…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (401+ words) A resident who has not had a bin collection for six months since moving on to a new-build estate is seeking a 100% council tax rebate as compensation. Bins finally arrived on Hawthorn Meadows in Buckley, Flintshire, last month but Nathan…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (395+ words) A famous onion eating competition has returned to mark the 800-year history of a market town. Thousands of people were in Newent in the Forest of Dean on Saturday for the eye-watering competition along with medieval reenactments, full-armoured combat and…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (316+ words) Hundreds of budgerigars and their owners have gathered in Surrey for a championship show celebrating a hobby that enthusiasts say has been passed down through generations. A total of 468 birds were entered into the Gold Open Championship Show in Smallfield,…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (625+ words) Distraught residents say they have been left feeling "helpless" after a former mill near their homes caught fire for a third time this year. The huge blaze at Dalton Mills, Keighley, started at about 20:00 BST on Saturday and 12 fire engines…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (131+ words) bbc.com Driver arrested after teenager dies in car crash A 16-year old boy has died from injuries he sustained in a car crash in which two other teenage passengers were injured. A blue Volkswagen Polo hit a tree between…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (253+ words) Bartlett also won the women's pro event at Ironman Wales in 2023. Briton Nikki Bartlett and Finland's Henrik Goesch were crowned winners of the Ironman Wales event in Tenby on Sunday. Goesch won the men's event in a time of eight…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (698+ words) Some residents in an east London tower block have said they did not hear any alarms during a fire in which a man died on the 17th floor. They told BBC London they had been alerted by neighbours banging on their…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (376+ words) Results of a survey on rural crime in County Durham will be used to help direct resources and shape future action, a police chief has said. Durham and Darlington's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Joy Allen, launched an initiative to…...