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Dozens more spaces planned in car park revamp at popular Nottingham garden centre

The existing area will be revamped to make better use of space

Old Market Square set for multi-million-pound boost in major step for revival plan

More than £15 million is already being poured into the important public space

'Bristol is lawless', says cyclist who feared for his life in crash

'It is an accident waiting to happen with bikes'

Bristol braces for pothole season but the problem lies beneath

One area in particular could be worst-hit

Former North Somerset police sergeant behaved in 'discriminatory manner' during social event

The former police sergeant is facing a misconduct hearing

Hope for Bristol's long-promised mass transit system after backing from Burnham

Options include bendy buses, trams and light rail

Update on Bristol ‘circle line’ train service and revival of long-lost station

A key focus is on increasing the frequency of local train services

Plan to turn family home into children's care home returns to council planners

Applicant tries again to turn Castle Bromwich property into a care home for children after initial plan blocked

High temperatures linked to more than 700,000 deaths in 2023, study estimates

Researchers say increase in wildfires, pollution and spread of vector-borne diseases pose a risk to health

Who is Chancellor John Healey as Autumn Budget 2026 takes place?

The Budget takes place at 12.30pm today

Jeffrey Donaldson caught spinning ‘rivers of lies’ about Cambridge University offer

Pre-sentence report exposes former DUP leader’s bogus Trinity College history claim

Greater Manchester is on the cusp of enormous new power over its future - mayor Bev Craig's hopes ahead of the Budget

Ahead of the budget on Wednesday, the region is preparing for a major handover of power which could bring huge change.

Dangerous moment for DUP leader as Diane Forsythe breaks ranks to back Carla Lockhart on Drumcree

DUP’s Drumcree crisis deepens as Diane Forsythe breaks ranks to back Carla Lockhart

Greater Manchester Police officer said man who died from horror injuries 'brought it on himself a little bit'

While there is no suggestion PC Gary Knight's actions in any way contributed to the man's death, he was given a written warning by force bosses after a panel found his actions 'fell short of what was reasonably expected'

Ryanair's new route from Manchester to city with huge Christmas markets in time for cheap winter getaways

The new route gives people the chance to enjoy Warsaw's two Christmas markets, including the huge Jarmark Warszawski at Plac Defilad and the traditional, historic market in the Old Town

Inside Manchester's pioneering Islamic school

As Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls celebrates 35 years and becomes the city's first secondary school to earn UNICEF Gold status, Acting Headteacher Jamila Kossar MBE reflects on its journey from six pupils i…

The five-bed Victorian house in affluent Stockport suburb with the most beautiful bathroom

Our latest Property of the Week boasts stunning bespoke interior and landscaped gardens

'We moved here for green land, but never thought in a million years they would build that monstrosity'

Proposals which could see the UK's biggest data centre built on green land near Little Bollington have been slammed by locals

Brookside actor Philip Foster jailed for nine years over £13.6m Coventry modelling scam

Philip Foster, who played Christian Wright in Brookside, masterminded a £13.6m scam through a network of fraudulent modelling agencies across the UK, including one based in Coventry, before fleeing to Spain

Update on expanding free NHS prescriptions eligibility to one group

Millions more people would become eligible freebie under the proposal

Update on expanding free NHS prescriptions eligibility to key group

Millions more people would become eligible freebie under the proposal

12 death notices in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire this week

Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved-ones

BMW driver 'murdered man in Birmingham street then reversed over his body', jury told

Pedestrian Adisu Chala was 'thrown upside down' by the collision before landing back down in the road, trial hears