23 h. ago 'Britain's best high street' where locals claim big name brands aren't welcome

Marlborough in Wiltshire has been named as having one of the best high streets in the UK, and locals say they are 'fortunate' to have such a thriving town centre

Politics

57 h. ago ‘I felt like the walls were closing in. All I could see was Fred West’s face’: how one woman escaped Britain’s worst serial killers

When Kathleen Richards rented a room at 25 Cromwell Street, she quickly realised the couple who owned it had a dark side. But even after their arrest, there was something about her 15 months at the house that she could never tell anyone – until nowKathleen Richards knows how lucky she is to be alive. In 1979, she woke up in bed to find the serial killer Fred West on top of her. It was by no means the first time West had assaulted the 17-year-old, but it was the last. This time, she managed to escape from the room she was renting at 25 Cromwell Street, perhaps Britain’s most notorious address, where Fred and Rose West raped, tortured and murdered so many girls and young women. Fred West took his own life in January 1995 while on remand, charged with 12 murders. Rose West was convicted of 10 murders later that year and is serving a whole-life sentence.In her own way, Richards has also been serving a life sentence. Today, she is a youthful, likable and traumatised 65-year-old. How...

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9 d. ago Costa: Britain's biggest high street coffee chain 'set to be sold' by Coca Cola

Coca-Cola could be looking to sell Britain's biggest high street coffee chain as the global fizzy drinks brand has reportedly started talking to investors who are open to acquiring Costa

Politics

2 w. ago Cash machine campaigners claim victory as Bridge of Allan service confirmed

Extensive revamp works at the town's Co-Op store had led to concerns about access to an ATM - but a campaign has ensured a replacement cash machine service will be in place.

Economics

2 w. ago New female osprey stakes her claim to nest at Perthshire reserve

SWT reserve expected to see male LF25 and female LM24 hold territory for the remainder of the season, but a young female had other ideas.

Politics

2 w. ago Over 40 rough sleepers line Oxford Street with makeshift beds after migrant 'shanty town' is cleared

More than 40 rough sleepers have set up camp on Britain's most famous shopping street just weeks after a 'tent city' of homeless people was broken up. 

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3 w. ago Locals living in one of Britain's most famous tourist towns with two million visitors a year say its high street is in 'decline' as shops lay vacant for 15 years

More than two million visitors make a pilgrimage to this town every year as they pay homage to the birth place of the most celebrated playwright in history.

Economics

4 w. ago Inside Britain's worst high street: Why shoppers are terrified to visit city centre in Wales

A Welsh city has been dubbed the 'worst high street' after think tank Centre for Cities found it has the highest proportion of empty units, with nearly one in five shops - 19 per cent - left boarded up.

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