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A woman who spent her teenage years in foster care is starting a business to support other young people in the care system.

Staff at a National Trust property have said plans to create a new "outdoor hub" will improve access to green spaces.

A 75-year-old man who suffered a stroke was unable to call 999 on his landline because it had been cut off during a digital upgrade of his phone service.

To Lam himself spoke of this in January last year: "What percentage of the value do we contribute here? Or are we at the lowest end of the value chain, mainly doing outsourcing for foreign companies? If a shirt is sold with the design, fabric, dye, thread and buttons all …

A man who has a rare bone disorder is being treated with a new therapy for the condition at the hospital where he also works.

Amendment 23, which has cross-party support, removes the Government's exemption for secret services in Hillsborough Law's Duty of Candour, as called for by bereaved families from the Manchester Arena bombing in a letter to the Prime Minister last week. MI5 officials misled the Manchester Arena Inquiry regarding intelligence it held …

An 87-year-old woman appeared scared of her son when he turned up at her door unannounced a week before her death, a jury has been told.

Dawn Williams, 52, is now cancer-free and credits the sport with giving her confidence and strength to get through gruelling chemotherapy.

In May 2025, Wenlock Edge Farm Shop, in Shropshire, was left a pile of smouldering remains.

Families bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing say MI5 failed them and must be fully included in a new law designed to stop cover-ups in public life.In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, seen by the BBC, they ask the prime minister: "How many times must MI5 show that it …

David Holmes was just 17 years old when he started making magic happen as Harry Potter's stunt double. The talented gymnast, from Leigh-on-sea in Essex, performed stunts deemed too risky for the film's 11-year-old star Daniel Radcliffe. But in January 2009 while filming the seventh film, he was rapidly jerked …

"The phone rang, it was my agent, and she told me I was going to be on Strictly. I just started screaming."Ellie is beaming as she talks from her home in Essex about the phone call she had dreamed about for years.But it was not a surprise to her - …

A five-year-old boy who received the world's most expensive drug as a baby has made "incredible progress" and can walk independently, his mother said.Edward, from Colchester, has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) which means he lacks a protein vital for muscle development.He was one of the first children in England to …

With rising rents, a tough job market and pay cheques stretched to the limit, some young Britons are choosing to build their futures overseas.According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 195,000 people under the age of 35 moved abroad in the year to June.So where are they going, what …

Actor Joe Tracini has always felt uncomfortable in his own skin. Growing up in Great Yarmouth, as the son of comedian Joe Pasquale, he was self-conscious and prone to depressive thoughts."I told my first joke on stage at 18 months at one of my dad's gigs," he recalls. "But a …

Two make-up artists who spent three hours transforming Cynthia Erivo into a green Elphaba for the Wicked films said it was a challenge to ensure the make-up looked "natural" on set. Alice Jones and Olivia Jerrard worked on the movies Wicked and Wicked: For Good, parts of which were filmed …

James Hunt thought his autistic son Tommy would never be able to say that he loved him.But three months ago, the 14-year-old, who is non-speaking, sent him a text message with those very words."I immediately started crying," James says. "I know we have a good relationship and he is affectionate …

In a kitchen in Peterborough, Christmas begins weeks before 25 December. A rich fruit cake is baking, its fruits soaked for more than a month - a tradition passed down through one Indian Christian family for decades."My husband has always baked the Christmas cake," Cathy George, who lives in Netherton, …

It was supposed to be just another Thursday in Laos, where Anthonin's father was born. Instead, the 30-year-old French citizen found himself among more than 140 people, mostly tourists, on a ferry that capsized in the Mekong River. All but three are thought to have made it to safety. Videos …

Dozens of people have been left stranded for Christmas after a giant hole emerged in a section of the Llangollen Canal in Shropshire on Monday.

Families have spoken of their frustration at the lack of specialist Changing Places toilets (CPTs) in Peterborough. The large accessible toilets for disabled people - including hoists, changing benches and space for carers were made compulsory for new buildings in England in 2020.Louise Ravenscroft, a Peterborough mum to two adult …

A family florist has said they are working "twelve to fifteen hour days" to keep up with the demand's of Christmas.

A major incident has been declared at a Shropshire canal where a giant hole has emerged, with boats left stricken in the cavity or teetering on the edge of the drop.

"I felt that warmth again through that cold and I tell you what, the coffee's brilliant."

The complex on Rock Road contains seven community-use units including the Bharat Hindu Samaj, which told the BBC it was one of the bidders seeking to buy the building.The Hindu temple was established in 1986 and is used by worshippers from across Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.Dinesh Odera, who …

At a Nottinghamshire County Council planning committee meeting on Tuesday, councillors rejected the plans by seven votes to four, despite officers recommending its approval.

Aggregates business Land Logical Limited has applied to create a new sand and gravel quarry plus processing facilities on 210 acres (85 hectares) of land between Clifton and Barton-in-Fabis.

A dog rescue centre is hoping to raise £50,000 to install new blocks of kennels and fix paddock fencing as it meets the day to day costs of caring for more than 50 animals.

Hampers of toys and treats are being prepared by food bank volunteers for families in need this Christmas.

The play area formed part of an agreement signed in 2017 for the 86-home Ashvale Place development in Tuxford.