Personalised number plate sales double over 10 years
Rob England and Tom Moseley BBC News Neal Bircher Neal Bircher with a number plate representing Gloucestershire, the county of his birth Sales of personalised number plates have more than…
Taunton woman is world’s longest-serving KFC worker
A woman from Taunton is the world’s longest-serving KFC worker. Pauline Richards, 74, began working for the fast-food chain in the East Street branch in 1978. Over the past 47…
‘You wouldn’t recognise your attacker’
BBC Georgia Hussey rarely socialises at night as she finds it easier to protect herself at home Women with visual impairments have not been sufficiently included in conversations about violence…
Tattooed muscle modelling helped me tackle PTSD, former soldier says
Jeremy Ball Social affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands Captureyephotography/Kirk Richards/Luke Shipman Luke Shipman said he had been haunted by the trauma of war Luke Shipman never remembered the nights he…
Teen’s journey from home to Oxford University
Westbourne School, Penarth Illia and his mother fled Ukraine in May 2022 and live with a host family in south Wales When war broke out in Ukraine 15-year-old Illia Mitiushnikov…
Barclays customers hit by third day of payment issues
Getty Images Barclays customers are entering a third day of issues with payments and transactions as the bank struggles to fix ongoing technical issues. On Friday when the outage began,…
How LA fires devastation will change the Grammys this year
Samantha Granville, Emma Vardy & Christal Hayes BBC News Reporting fromLos Angeles, California Getty Images The week leading up to the Grammy Awards is typically a star-studded seven days. It…
Trump tariffs bring more questions and fears for businesses
Doug Price Donald Trump’s talk of applying new tariffs to goods from America’s biggest trade partners has sparked months of uncertainty for business owners. On Saturday, the president made good…
‘It was over before I knew it’
Erica Donnelly, Jessica Tse, Jack Latham The BBC spoke to six people – including Erica, Jessica and Jack – who have had their first cervical screening in the last six…
Why the California Cross junction has divided Finchampstead
BBC California Cross roundabout has been the subject of controversy since its redesign in 2024 Horrendous and dangerous – or fresh and vibrant? The California Cross junction in Finchampstead, Berkshire,…