14 h. ago Call for action after 90% of national park’s rivers fail to reach ‘good’ status

Report shows decline in ecological standard of waterways in South Downs National Park.

Events

3 d. ago Popular UK holiday park unveils plans for new pools and lazy river in huge upgrade

Brean Splash, at Unity Beach, is set to undergo a major transformation if plans are approved by Somerset Council. The £10.2 million redevelopment will see new pools, a lazy river and lido

Politics

6 d. ago Killian Phillips' Republic of Ireland recognition a boost for St Mirren, says Stephen Robinson

The Buddies gaffer is delighted to see the all-action midfielder make his mark with his national team.

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6 d. ago Children aged 6 and 8 drown after parked family car rolls into river

Car’s engine was switched off at the time of the incident, police say, prompting an enquiry into how the vehicle rolled away on its own

Society

9 d. ago Police dealt with more than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said public figures should avoid sowing division amid a climate of increased tension.

Events

1 week ago ‘The surfers were methodical and mesmerising’: Ed Templeton’s best phone picture

The US photographer watched on enviously as young people enjoyed the artificial wave in the centre of MunichEd Templeton had woken up in Zurich, Switzerland, that morning, but by the early afternoon he’d arrived by train in Germany. He was visiting the city of Munich, and after dropping his bags at a central hotel, he walked to the city’s Englischer Garten. “It’s one of the biggest parks in Europe,” he says, and home to the Eisbach river’s famous artificial wave. “The surfers follow unwritten rules based on respect that are fascinating to watch. They line up on either side of the river and take turns. When one surfer falls off the wave and is swept away in the current, another jumps on, and everyone cheers each other on. It’s methodical and quite mesmerising. It takes great skill to jump from the wall into the wave, and manoeuvre back and forth in such a narrow space.”He took this image from a bridge, because “while the banks on either side of the river create a perfect amphitheatre...

Politics

2 w. ago Tennessee man with same name as Babe Ruth accused of using historic baseball trivia in scam, prosecutors say

The Tennessee man conducted an ‘elaborate, nationwide scheme’ using old baseball players’ names to seek class action funds, prosecutors say

Events

3 w. ago Easy bike route starts and ends at a castle and goes past canals, woodland and coffee shop with fresh pastries

This easy bike route in South Wales takes you to two castles, alongside a river, and through parklands and urban forests.

Politics

3 w. ago How dare the public be told to tackle criminals... when politicians have left them to roam with impunity: By retired policeman NORMAN BRENNAN

Last week, Donald Trump deployed National Guard soldiers to Washington DC, to enact his promise of 'historic action to rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse'.

Events

3 w. ago National Park enforces action against owner for unauthorised static caravan setup

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has urged for caution and escalating enforcement action as the "concerning trend" of the marketing of small plots with the "misleading potential" for a range of uses continues in the National Park.

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