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'Week of good weather' on the horizon for rain-hit Stoke-on-Trent

The UK can expect 'increasingly warm' conditions

Rotherham man involved in people smuggling gang which referred to migrants as 'chickens' in coded messages

Investigators express their disgust at the “heartless language used to describe their human cargo”

Tiny UK village votes for 'independence' amid asylum seeker plans

The people of Piddington in Oxfordshire have voted overwhelmingly to become an independent state in a symbolic "referendum"

DWP told not to scrap perk for millions of state pensioners in 'bad faith' move

Cutting the benefit would be bad faith for workers who paid contributions over the past two decades, it has been claimed.

DWP considering awarding PIP cash payments based on disability costs

The Labour Party government's Timms Review's emerging recommendations have started to be revealed.

Jet2 calls for urgent change after 7,000 customers hit by air traffic control chaos

The airline repatriated and refunded all those affected by the issue with the Nats’ system

Bexhill park becomes a community orchard

A Bexhill park is flourishing after grant funding supported the planting of new fruit trees, bulbs and wildflowers.

Meadow Well police incident LIVE: Updates after man found 'seriously injured' in street near Metro station

Northumbria Police have launched an investigation after an incident in the Meadowell area of North Shields

Ladbrokes owner prepares to cut 400 jobs weeks after profit boost

Entain, which also owns Coral and BetMGM, starts consultation process over customer care roles Business live – latest updates The Ladbrokes owner, Entain, has said it is preparing to cut 400 jobs, only weeks after the F…

Mayfair's oldest surviving pub reopens following restoration project

The Coach and Horses on Hill Street has reopened to punters following a three-week closure

The Voice UK new judges Kelly Rowland and Cheryl make surprise appearance at Manchester club

The former X Factors stars headed to Canal Street after filming the ITV series

Piddington has voted to leave the UK. What does that actually mean?

Under the proposal, MoD Bicester could be converted to house more than 1,000 male asylum seekers

Cheapest petrol in Liverpool as fuel prices rise again

You can find the cheapest petrol and diesel on sale in your neighbourhood

Flora Food Group owner KKR to kick off €7bn auction

Private equity firms have begun circling the maker of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter as its long-standing owner kicks off an auction which could value it at about €7bn (£6bn).

Mapped: Where petrol is costing Britons the most as inflation hits five-month high

Regional data reveals some differences in the cost of fuel to motorists

Sex in public, drunken antics and drugs - the Yorkshire hotel making residents live in fear

Residents say they are living in fear

Irish president meets John Swinney as visit to Scotland gets under way

Irish President meets John Swinney as Scotland visit gets under way

Catherine Connolly met Scotland’s First Minister at his official residence, Bute House, in Edinburgh.

Chelsea handed huge injury boost before Brentford clash in new double update

Blues’ fitness issues look to be easing before another west London derby showdown

Tragedy as body washes up on rocks at lake as police investigate 'unexplained' death

The body was found on the shore of Marine Lake in West Kirby

Remarkable sight as four US army helicopters land in Cornwall

'It’s never happened before and I can’t imagine it will happen again'

Staff at Warwickshire hospital to be hit by 'very unfair' parking charge rise

They have been warned it comes into force in November

Tiny village votes for symbolic 'independence' over asylum seeker housing plans

The people of Piddington in Oxfordshire voted overwhelmingly in a symbolic referendum to secede from the UK after the Government announced plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers in a nearby former military base

Big Brother fans issue same complaint as they fume it's 'embarrassing'

Some Big Brother 2026 fans have been left unimpressed by a potential romance in the house