Felling of ancient oak tree in Enfield sparks Met Police probe
PA Media The oak tree was estimated to be up to 500 years old The cutting down of an ancient oak tree in north London is being investigated by the…
Murder arrest over fatal house explosion in Worksop
PA Media Three houses were badly damaged in the blast A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal house explosion that damaged multiple homes and cars…
June by-election date set in McKelvie’s Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat.
The Scottish Parliament has confirmed the date of a by-election in the seat held by SNP minister Chrstina McKelvie, who died last month. The ballot in the Hamilton, Larkhall and…
Union prepared to ‘bring Northern Ireland to standstill’
A major trade union has said it is prepared to bring Northern Ireland to a “standstill” to put pressure on Westminster and Stormont over planned changes to welfare payments. In…
Zoë Bread TikTok parking fine videos force Manchester sign review
James Dawson BBC North West, Social Media Lead BBC Social media user zoë bread operates under a loaf-based alias A masked campaigner who hides her face behind a slice of…
Chocolate murder attempt case closed by police
Caroline Lowbridge BBC News, East Midlands Jody Bunting Jody Bunting (right) was arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder Kimberley Hoskins (left) Police have closed their investigation into a fitness…
Living hell for ‘forgotten’ South West skin patients
Amy Gladwell BBC South West Investigations Team BBC Elle Jones, 19, says she lost periods of her teens to eczema “It’s taken a big toll on my life,” says Elle…
Vets tell BBC they are under ‘consistent pressure’ to make money
Jim Booth, Datshiane Navanayagam & Tom Wall File on 4 Investigates Getty Images Vet company IVC told us animal health and welfare was always its first priority Some vets are…
Book bound in human skin found in Bury St Edmunds museum
Laura Foster BBC News, Suffolk Reporting fromBury St Edmunds BBC/Jamie Niblock Museum staff believe the binding and corners of this book are made using the skin of 19th Century murderer…
Meet London’s miners working on the Northolt tunnels
BBC Liam Clarke and his father Graham are miners on a tunnel boring machine It is loud, dusty and 30m (about 98ft) underground – this is the domain of the…