Netley boy saves thousands of sweet tubs from landfill
BBC Teddy has collected more than 2,000 plastic confectionery tubs “I’m one little boy and it started with one tub and one dream to save the planet, and now look…
Derby man now able to read magazine he kept for 40 years
George Torr & Andy Twigge BBC News, Derby Supplied Ted Midgely learnt to read as an adult after leaving school at 15 “I’ve never been able to read – my…
Premier League star turned pastor returns to UK
A former Gillingham and Premier League footballer turned pundit is to return to Kent – this time as interim pastor at a local church. Gavin Peacock played for the Gills…
The homes that run without mains electricity
Eimear Flanagan BBC News NI PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images Margaret Gallagher, 83, has lived her whole life without electricity or running water The widespread power cuts caused by Storm…
Rayleigh mum calls for career breaks for parents of ill children
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex Supplied Christina was praised by her local MP for her “absolute determination” A petition calling for employers to offer career breaks for parents of seriously…
Drax power station’s further reporting failure exposed by BBC News
Getty Images Drax failed to report the burning of wood from primary forests in Canada, BBC News found A UK power station that has received billions of pounds in government…
Angela Rayner defends handling of Grenfell Tower meeting
Angela Rayner has defended her handling of a meeting with bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire last week, after some attendees described it as a “car crash”.…
First president of Namibia dies aged 95
The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died at the age of 95 in the capital Windhoek, the country’s current leader has announced. Nujoma led the long fight…
Emotional scenes as farm workers arrive in Bangkok
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London Watch: Moment Thai hostages reunite with families after 15 months Five Thai farmworkers released by Hamas in Gaza last month have arrived home in Bangkok,…
The revolutionary leader who liberated Namibia
Wycliffe Muia in Nairobi & Frauke Jensen in Windhoek BBC News AFP Sam Nujoma steered Namibia from brutalised colony to independent nation Revered as “father of the nation” and the…