Typhoo tea rescued by vape maker Supreme
Typhoo tea has been rescued by vape maker Supreme which will buy the company for £10m. The 120-year-old teamaker fell in to administration in November as its sales slumped and…
Three dead and dozens sick after eating sea turtle stew
Three people have died and at least 32 were hospitalised in the Philippines after eating an endangered sea turtle cooked in stew. Dozens of indigenous Teduray people reported symptoms such…
‘Surprising’ pick-up in house price growth, says Nationwide
House prices grew at their fastest annual pace for two years last month, according to the latest survey from Nationwide. The lender said the price of a typical UK home…
Parliament debates Bridgnorth man’s bereavement lessons petition
BBC Bridgnorth funeral director John Adams wants to see compulsory bereavement lessons introduced in primary and secondary schools A funeral director’s petition calling for bereavement lessons to be taught in…
Hoard of Roman coins found during building work in Worcestershire
Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums The treasure consists of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins A hoard of gold and silver Roman coins dating back to the reign of Emperor…
Elton John can ‘only listen’ to his musical after eyesight loss
Dave Benett/Getty Images (L to R) Vanessa Williams, Donatella Versace, Sir Elton John and Dame Anna Wintour attend The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical’s charity gala night Sir Elton John…
Police dawn raids target new organised crime group
Operation Silhouette has made 36 arrests for serious and organised crime The police van we were following had taken an unexpected turn down a road of privately owned detached houses…
‘We’re inundated with abandoned goats’
Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats The shelter was “bursting at the seams”, said one employee A shelter in Kent has told the BBC it is being overwhelmed by unwanted goats. Buttercups…
Notting Hill Carnival police feel unsafe, new survey finds
EPA The survey fund many officers feel unsafe working at the event, but organisers say the results are “misleading” The Metropolitan Police Federation has said it is shocked by the…
BBC hears of horror and hunger in massacre town El Geneina
Lyse Doucet / BBC No one lives in the ghostly outskirts of El Geneina anymore. But its empty buildings still stand to tell their shocking stories, loudly and clearly. Charred…