The Royal Mint has released a new 50p coin to commemorate and celebrate the beloved children's character Zog from the creator of The Gruffalo. The new coin marks 15 years since Julia Donaldson and ...

New Forest cicadas are being reintroduced to the UK with a batch from France released in a specially created habitat at Paultons Park.

A Treasury minister struggled to answer questions about a new crossing for the River Thames after a further £590 million of public money was committed to it. The Lower Thames Crossing will link Essex ...

Applications are made to the Gender Recognition Panel, a body of legal and medical experts, who issue a certificate only if the application meets the necessary criteria. GRC applications hit a record ...

Axed Call the Midwife star, Olly Rix, has opened up about his exit from the BBC show and admits he finds it 'hard to talk about'.

Iran said it had launched some 100 missiles and vowed further retaliation for Israel’s sweeping attacks on its military and nuclear infrastructure.

A "vintage" 2p coin has been listed for sale for more than £15,000. The coin was minted in 1971, the year the UK decimalised its currency. The words "new pence" are engraved on one side, as was ...

Dead Pony band members were spotted in Eagle Vaults in Friar Street in Worcester. The band, formerly known as Crystal, is from Glasgow and formed in 2015, changing its name to Dead Pony in 2020.

A rare copy of the first complete translation of the Bible into the Welsh language, printed in 1588, is to go on display in Wales for the first time.

PC Daryl Kift said police have received reports of underage drinking in Ross-on-Wye town centre, mainly during weekends and in the Rope Walk area, which is also a non-drinking zone. "This is ...

Just days after Elle Edwards, 26, was killed in the shooting outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, on December 24 2022, her grieving father Tim got in touch with Liverpool actor John ...

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