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The rear of a police van in a car park with yellow and orange chevrons on the back and its lights flashing with a fire engine behind it

Teenage boy found dead in lake

Police say the boy was reported missing on Thursday evening and an "extensive search" ensued.

37 mins ago
Birmingham & Black Country
A man who is about 50, with short dark shaved hair, distinctive dark eyebrows and rimless glasses. He is looking straight at the camera and is not smiling. He is pictured - head and shoulders - against a plain white background.

Surgeon banned by private practice is working for NHS

Marc Lamah, dropped by a private provider, continues to operate on NHS patients in Brighton.

8 hrs ago
Sussex
Cedar tree in Chiswick where the Beatles posed for a music video. it is a very big tree with lots of green boughs. It is near a white building with a round top and has other smaller trees nearby.

Cedar climbed by Beatles on tree awards shortlist

Nominees include the Lollipop Tree on Salisbury Plain, which features in Sam Mendes' WW1 film.

2 hrs ago
UK

'I had to watch Justin Timberlake from a car park'

Sara Stacey says music venues need to do more to improve accessibility for disabled guests.

2 hrs ago
Essex

Council AI helper struggling to grasp local dialect

Derby City Council's AI helper Darcie has not been able to pick up words such as "mardy" and "duck".

2 hrs ago
Derbyshire
A man who is about 50, with short dark shaved hair, distinctive dark eyebrows and rimless glasses. He is looking straight at the camera and is not smiling. He is pictured - head and shoulders - against a plain white background.

Surgeon banned by private practice is working for NHS

Marc Lamah, dropped by a private provider, continues to operate on NHS patients in Brighton.

8 hrs ago
Sussex
A water leak on a busy main road which has been cordoned off with a Yorkshire Water sign stating We're looking after our pipes

Hosepipe ban frustration as leaks continue

Yorkshire Water customers say they understand a ban but question the firm's efforts to fix leaks.

2 hrs ago
England
Banners advertising Oasis's five nights of gigs at Heaton Park, Prestwich

Roll with it or acquiesce? A town braces for Oasis

Prestwich is bracing for up to 300,000 fans to descend over the five nights of Oasis homecoming gigs.

2 hrs ago
Manchester
Cedar tree in Chiswick where the Beatles posed for a music video. it is a very big tree with lots of green boughs. It is near a white building with a round top and has other smaller trees nearby.

Cedar climbed by Beatles on tree awards shortlist

Nominees include the Lollipop Tree on Salisbury Plain, which features in Sam Mendes' WW1 film.

2 hrs ago
UK
The exit for junction 13 of the M1 southbound, showing four lanes of traffic and a big sign above the road showing the right three lanes for the M1 - and the inside lane for the A421.

Long delays expected on M1 after large fuel spill

Drivers are being warned of a lane closure and delays throughout the day.

35 mins ago
Beds, Herts & Bucks
Nottinghamshire County Councillor Bert Bingham is pictured wearing a white shirt with yellow and grey-striped tie

Councillor calls man-made global warming a 'hoax'

The comment came from Nottinghamshire County Council's cabinet member for transport and environment.

11 hrs ago
Nottinghamshire
Logs on a lawn near a block of flats

Protected trees felled to save money, group says

Tree Preservation Orders are declared by local authorities but not enforced, tree officers say.

2 hrs ago
England
Man in front of a bar wearing a colourful blue shirt and apron

Alarm drives residents and bar customers 'insane'

The sound of an anti-loitering alarm is disturbing residents and businesses in Nottingham.

2 hrs ago
Nottinghamshire
A drone image of a crop circle in a wheat field. The image is of a stylised spider made from a series of interlocking circles. The abdomen is created using a basket weave effect using the wheat.

Farmers facing losses over crop circle damage

A spider motif in a field near Cerne Abbas is the latest crop circle to appear in Dorset.

2 hrs ago
Dorset

Stories to make you smile

A girl at a concert looking over a security barrier while standing in the front row.

Justin Timberlake fan, 9, stunned by shoutout

Arabella could not believe the Señorita singer spotted her in the crowd.

20 hrs ago
Essex
Two pine martens walk down a branch. The animals are in single file and have brown fur.

'Historic moment' as pine marten kits born

Fifteen martens were reintroduced on Dartmoor in 2024 following a 100-year absence.

2 hrs ago
Devon
A girl in a denim jacket witha big smile as she talks to actor Rachel Brosnahan and director James Gunn in a room with soft, cream walls. James Gunn is holding a framed artwork depicting Superman in his blue superhero costume and an orange 12A age rating circle.

Girl designs Superman film age classification card

The Eastbourne girl's winning design will display before UK screenings of the new Superman film.

21 hrs ago
Sussex

Features & Analysis

Brian Scott is standing next to his mother on a cruise ship. Behind them is a swimming pool. Brian is wearing a tuxedo and Aileen is wearing a black dress and patterned cardigan. They are both smiling at the camera.

'Nurse who drugged my mum could be released early'

Nurse Catherine Hudson could be in line for release less than half way through her seven-year sentence.

2 hrs ago
Lancashire
Dilowar Khan in a white shirt and grey suit jacket.

'Our mosque was threatened after the 7/7 bombings'

The 7 July bombers were all British Muslims, and their actions affected London's Muslim communities.

2 hrs ago
London
Richard Owens is wearing a bright orange hoodie. He is smiling. The field behind Richard Owens green with patches of yellow grass.

'Some of my turf fields are as dry as biscuits'

A turf grower in Lincolnshire says the effect of relentless heat has been "heartbreaking".

2 hrs ago
Lincolnshire
Tony Sherwood is looking into the camera and smiling. He is wearing glasses and holding an old poster which was used to promote a variety show at the then Gedling Miners Welfare Club. He is also holding a black and white photo of ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.

'How I helped Torvill and Dean 45 years ago'

Former entertainment agent Tony Sherwood recalls being asked to support the figure skaters.

2 hrs ago
Nottinghamshire
Two small piles of rice on sheets of white A4 paper. The one on the left is labelled "people born in the Farnham and Bordon constituency in 2023" and the one on the right reads "People who died in the Farnham and Bordon constituency in 2023".

'People cry over piles of rice' at art exhibit

The exhibition at Farnham Maltings runs from Friday until Tuesday.

2 hrs ago
Surrey

Watch/Listen

Noel Gallagher, with short fringed hair and wearing a red, white, blue and black striped shirt, stands outside the brikc-built home of his mother

'I hope they get relegated so I can buy the club'

Back in 1996, Noel Gallagher's quick wit saw him suggest he might purchase his beloved Man City.

2 hrs ago
Manchester
An arm is tattooed with art that says 'UK Birmingham'. A figure is holding a cross that says 'Ozzy'.

Black Sabbath fans get tattoos to mark farewell gig

Vivid Ink tattoo shop says demand for the Black Sabbath themed art was "unexpected".

1 day ago
Birmingham & Black Country
Smoke and fire billow from a end of terrace house, shown behind black metal gates

Fire crews tackle house blaze that started in shed

Brigade says five crews were called to the scene on Kesteven Road in Bradford.

2 days ago
England
Jo Hamilton, who has blonde curly hair, speaks on camera to the BBC

Watch: Post Office scandal victims demand accountability

Seema Misra and Janet Skinner share their feelings of pain and call for accountability in the Post Office scandal.

3 days ago
Business
A football pitch with mowing designs including straight lines, curves and diagonal stripes

Pitch-perfect mowing by football groundsman

Westfields FC groundsman Joe Mecke-Davis turns computer design into football pitch reality.

3 days ago
Hereford & Worcester

Sport

England batter Joe Root raises his bat after reaching fifty

Masterful Root leads England grind against India

Joe Root's superb unbeaten 99 leads England to 251-4 after day one of the third Test against India at Lord's.

13 hrs ago
Cricket
Noni Madueke

Arsenal close to signing Chelsea's Madueke for £50m

Arsenal are on the verge of agreeing a deal with Chelsea to sign winger Noni Madueke for just over £50m.

9 hrs ago
Football
Mohammed Kudus

Tottenham sign West Ham midfielder Kudus for £55m

Tottenham complete the signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham for £55m, subject to a work permit.

9 hrs ago
Premier League
England opener Zak Crawley walks off after being dismissed

England's conundrum over chaotic Crawley remains unsolved

Technical changes and a chaotic innings against India in the third Test leaves England's conundrum over Zak Crawley's place unsolved, writes Matt Henry.

11 hrs ago
England

Latest updates

1 hr ago
Front of Peterborough town hall, a red-brick building with four columns by the entrance.

Concerns raised over local authority restructure

Seventy per cent of people responding to a council survey take issue with the proposed changes.

1 hr ago
England
1 hr ago
A glossy ibis, with a long beak, leaning forward on a nature reserve, by water, with green foliage around.

Experts warn of heatwave stress on wildlife

Open University says birds fly less often in hot weather and are not accessing food and hydration.

1 hr ago
England
1 hr ago
Arthur, a 16-year-old, who is standing on the sand of the beach at Sea Palling in Norfolk. Behind him is the sea and a blue sky.

'Head to lifeguard beaches to stay safe by the sea'

The RNLI says the main hazards are the tides and the currents they create.

1 hr ago
England
2 hrs ago
Victoria Road Footbridge, a green, metal footbridge that crosses the River Aire.

Footbridge closure will cause one-mile diversion

Bradford Council says a footbridge in Saltaire needs "essential" maintenance work.

2 hrs ago
England
2 hrs ago
A back view of an anonymous male doctor checking a patient's blood pressure. He is wearing a white shirt and is holding a dial in his left hand and pressing a stethoscope to the patient's inner arm.

GP pilot scheme to help sick people back to work

People with sick notes will be helped back to work as part of the government scheme.

2 hrs ago
England
2 hrs ago
A water leak on a busy main road which has been cordoned off with a Yorkshire Water sign stating We're looking after our pipes

Hosepipe ban frustration as leaks continue

Yorkshire Water customers say they understand a ban but question the firm's efforts to fix leaks.

2 hrs ago
England
2 hrs ago
A view of the empty former M&S store in Crewe, Cheshire

Call on retailers to take over empty M&S site

The vacated building in Crewe town centre is to go before auction.

2 hrs ago
England
2 hrs ago
Logs on a lawn near a block of flats

Protected trees felled to save money, group says

Tree Preservation Orders are declared by local authorities but not enforced, tree officers say.

2 hrs ago
England
2 hrs ago
Jordan Chiedozie sitting on a sofa wearing a black t-shirt, with a plain background

Footballer's 'long journey' to M27 crash recovery

Jordan Chiedozie was heading home from a game when he was hit by a car on the M27's hard shoulder.

2 hrs ago
England
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