Sir Philip Pullman has described his home city of Oxford as a "frustrating and irritating place" and criticised the "absolutely ridiculous" closure of Botley Road. The world-famous author used the ...

A NEW book aims to use the recent transformation of Bradford city centre to inspire the District’s young people.

A NEW system for enrolling pupils for free school meals has saved families in York more than £21,000. The initiative, which ...

BBC Children in Need Day is back on Friday, 14 November 2025. Here we've collated ideas for taking part and raising money with your primary school, as well as classroom resources for theming lessons ...

A NEW system for enrolling pupils for free school meals has saved families in York more than £21,000. The initiative, which is a collaboration between the City of York Council and ‘Fix our Food’ (a ...

A major campaign to ban certain fireworks has made significant progress. Activists have successfully triggered a parliamentary debate as pet owners push for the noisiest fireworks to be prohibited ...

Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey says Donald Trump could be the key to persuading Vladimir Putin to join peace talks over Ukraine Libyan warlord at heart of migrant scandal arrested, officials ...

The DVLA has issued a round-the-clock reminder to drivers, road users and motorists, warning them of the risk of substantial fines. Failure to pay your vehicle tax could result in a £1,000 penalty.

UK budget pensions tax raid to raise over 3 billion pounds, FT reports British finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget tax raid on salary sacrifice schemes is set to raise 3 billion pounds to 4 billion ...

Hundreds of pensioners are receiving triple the full state pension amount from the Department for Work and Pensions (SWP), it has been revealed. Retirees have been told that the DWP system quirks can ...

Drivers in the UK have been warned they could face fines of up to £1,000 for failing to tell the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) one thing. Around 14 million Brits risk falling foul of this ...

Police said they arrested two men after multiple people were stabbed on a passenger train in Huntingdon, roughly two hours from London. Two men have been arrested after multiple people were stabbed on ...