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Grieving loved ones say final farewell at funeral of beloved Valentina Foster, 7, after Grangetown fire

Little Valentina Foster's pink coffin was carried by a horse-drawn carriage to St John The Evangelist Church, in South Bank

Mediation company appointed over Drumcree parading dispute

Fresh plea for night time bus services issued by Glasgow campaigners

Campaigners say the £2 cap is not a “complete solution” and government spending on buses should benefit the public, rather than being retained by private companies.

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 contestant has Glitterball to lose as they're already named winner

A favourite to win Strictly 2026 has already emerged ahead of the BBC One dance contest's launch

Ants will stay well away if you sprinkle 85p ingredient around doorways

A familiar spice could provide a cheap way of discouraging ants from entering your homes

Pokémon fans queue outside TG Jones Eastbourne for special anniversary release

Pokémon fans in Eastbourne were queuing today (September 18) to try and get their hands on a special anniversary release of cards.

Ex-West Bromwich MP Tom Watson under fire over new job

Watson was previously deputy leader of the Labour Party

Tottenham XI vs Aston Villa: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League

Spurs handed triple injury boost ahead of Villans visit

Newcastle teenage electric motorbike menace left city centre pedestrian seriously injured

Shantho Rahman was speeding through the city centre at night with no lights on when he knocked over a woman on Grainger Street

Leicester child sex offender who targeted and abused young girl finally behind bars

Terrance Taylor's crimes came to light 20 years after he committed them

Remove damp smell from towels and leave them fresh with 35p kitchen staple

There's nothing worse than a musty-smelling towel - but there's a simple pre-wash step you can do which will leave your towels smelling fresh and clean and it only costs 35p.

Ed Sheeran's cousin brands him 'not a good person' after tour controversy

Ed Sheeran's cousin Jethro Sheeran has publicly slammed the singer amid the Macklemore LOOP Tour fallout, claiming he is "ashamed" to be related to him and branding him "selfish" and "malicious"

Mum whose baby started puberty aged 10 months considers freezing her eggs

Sophie Dumas, 41, first noticed symptoms of early puberty in her daughter when she was just 10 months old

Fabian Hurzeler delivers latest Brighton team news ahead of Arsenal Premier League clash

Former Tottenham defender has handed Brighton a big boost before Arsenal clash

Hundreds of sailors march along Edinburgh's Royal Mile to celebrate Freedom of the City

Members of the public lined the Royal Mile to witness the spectacle

Tuchel recalls Palmer and Alexander-Arnold for England

Thomas Tuchel recalls Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer to his first England squad since the 2026 World Cup.

Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley shares brilliant 'lessons' as she's sent love on 43rd birthday

Corrie's Catherine Tyldesley has shared the brilliant 'lessons' she says she's continuing to learn as she marked her birthday

Badenoch ‘instructs lawyers’ to fight government over Wandsworth’s 94% council tax rise

The Conservative Party leader has blamed a ‘40 per cent cut’ from central government for the huge tax hike

'Silly' biker does wheelie in front of police officer

The bike was seized by officers

Your legal rights to marry your cousin explained

Your legal rights to marry your cousin

BBC TV Licence prosecution rules - 3 mistakes that end in court

TV Licensing rules reveal three ways viewers could face court

'Worst hitman' accidentally shot by accomplice as Smethwick ambush goes disastrously wrong

Would-be hitman Asad Khan, 23, has now been jailed

Goole man ordered to surrender pigs housed among scrap metal and building materials

David Britton was sentenced after pleading guilty to keeping pigs in an unsuitable environment

He tormented his young victim for years - and manipulated her into keeping quiet

'He couldn't look me in the eye. It made me so angry. I felt like he couldn't be bothered to be there or listen to what he had put me through'