More than 1,600 seats are being contested in 23 councils, there are also six mayoral positions up for grabs and a by-election ...

A 14-year-old boy who rescued a seriously injured paddleboarder in a rough sea has been praised for saving the man's life ...

New commemorative VE Day coins are set to be released to mark 80 years since the end of the World War Two. The 50p design ...

Plans to demolish a "poorly maintained" mosque in Leicester and rebuild a modern place of worship have been submitted. Jamia ...

A grandfather who died following an assault "was a guiding light" to his family, they said. Tomasz Kopec, 46, died in ...

A local authority is putting in place two experimental road closures that could be made permanent if they prove popular.

A man who threw a knife into his partner's shoulder has been jailed for three years. Isaiah Khan, 27, of Poulter Avenue, in ...

Israel's war in Gaza grinds on, but opposition is growing. In recent weeks, thousands of Israeli reservists – from all ...

A RSPCA wildlife centre has appealed for donations of salt after staff used three tonnes in a single weekend to treat injured ...

Households and businesses in Skye, Islay, Tiree, Applecross, Durness are to be offered gigabit-capable broadband.

A £6.2m accessibility scheme has been completed at a railway station in Surrey. Two new lifts and new footbridge have been ...

Mike Ellicock, from Lewes in East Sussex, was wounded in action during a hostage rescue in Sierra Leone in 2000, when he was ...