8 h. ago Double yellow line parking fines soar as drivers blame lack of spaces in busy town centres

1.6 million Penalty Charge Notices were issued to drivers who parked on single or double yellow lines in 2024, but 52% of drivers say more parking spaces would prevent this.

Transport

9 h. ago Call for action on yellow line parking fines as huge number handed out

More than half a million fines were handed out in just 10 council areas

Politics

9 h. ago Call for ‘practical parking solutions’ as 1.6m yellow line fines issued in 2024

The AA, which obtained the figures, claimed drivers are willing to follow the rules but need ‘practical parking solutions’.

Politics

17 h. ago Cops handcuff Britain's Got Talent hopeful, 17, while busking in town centre

A young singer who auditioned for the ITV competition show Britian's Got Talent was handcuffed by a police office while singing in the street in Greater Manchester

Politics

21 h. ago Moment Britain's Got Talent hopeful, 17, is arrested by police and fined £1,000 for busking

Charlie Wilson, 17, was cuffed by a police officer and threatened with a £1,000 fine while he was busking in the town centre of Bury, Greater Manchester.

Events

43 h. ago NHS staff fury as they're hit with parking fines while at work

Data from just 17 NHS trusts show more than 25,000 fines have been given to NHS workers during 2024, sparking an angry reaction from their representatives

Events

45 h. ago Outrage as thousands of NHS staff handed parking fines at work

Bosses have said the fines are 'concerning'

Politics

68 h. ago Body found in hunt for missing woman, 35, who vanished after heading to UK beauty spot

Derbyshire Police have released a tragic update regarding a missing person case. Shelia, 35, went missing from a property in a busy town centre in the early hours of last week

Events

3 d. ago Incinerator in Welsh town at the centre of major planning row set for demolition People argued for years about building this in a Welsh town, now it's set to be ripped down

Vale of Glamorgan Council was locked in a long running planning dispute with the company behind the incinerator in Barry over the way the site had been built

Politics

3 d. ago People argued for years about building this in a Welsh town, now it's set to be ripped down

Vale of Glamorgan Council was locked in a long running planning dispute with the company behind the incinerator in Barry over the way the site had been built

Politics

3 d. ago Town centres as you know them are 'dead' says Welsh Senedd member

'The business model of the town centre that we all grew up with is dead,' Llanelli MS Lee Waters said

Events

3 d. ago ‘Sleep pods’ to be installed in town centre for ‘most vulnerable’ street homeless

The pods will be used over the winter months for individuals 'who are unable to access any form of emergency or temporary accommodation'

Politics

3 d. ago Highway Code rules on double yellow lines as AA slams 'inconsistent enforcement'

The lines prohibit waiting at any time

Events

5 d. ago Investigation launched after reports of man exposing himself near town centre

An appeal has been launched for witnesses to come forward

Events

6 d. ago Creetown chief hopes first win of season at Abbey Vale will kick start campaign

Martin McCauly's men recorded a fine 2-0 win at Maryfield Park in the JB Scaffolding Haig Gordon Cup.

Politics

7 d. ago Tradespeople are being hit with fines because they can't find anywhere to park on jobs

UK tradesmen and women were issued an eye-watering 2.3million parking tickets over the last year, just for turning up at homes to carry out jobs

Events

7 d. ago Manchester United sent new Adam Wharton transfer message as '£60m bid planned'

Red Devils are said to be lining up move for Eagles midfielder after fine Selhurst Park form

Economics

8 d. ago What it is really like inside deserted US town where a fire has been burning for 60 YEARS

The ghost town of Centralia offers a stark contrast to Pennsylvania's greenery. A fire that started hundreds of feet underground in 1962 still burns today.

Events

8 d. ago ‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party linesFlanked by farmland and nestled among the deep valleys of central Spain, few in Villamalea, a town of 4,200 people, expected to find their tranquil home splashed across Spanish media this summer.“I’ve never been contacted by so many media outlets in my life,” said José Núñez Pérez, the conservative mayor of Villamalea. With a laugh, he added: “It made me question, just what have we done here?” Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Roads in Welsh town centre blocked off as police respond to 'incident'

Llangollen Railway has offered its 'deepest condolences' to those affected and police asked the public to avoid the area

Events