34 h. 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. 

Events

64 h. 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

5 d. ago Why shoppers are shunning the high street as UK footfall continues to decline

Retailers had hoped for a ‘summer boost’ but this has not materialised

Politics

6 d. ago Scottish shopper footfall in decline but one city bucks the trend

“Whilst the figures are an improvement on June’s poor figures there is little to celebrate” – Ewan MacDonald-Russell, SRC

Politics

7 d. ago UK village dubbed 'best place to live' – but it has one very rural problem

South Staffordshire has been ranked as the 132rd best place to live overall in the country, trumping nearby local authorities in the Black Country and Birmingham

Politics

9 d. ago 'Hidden gem' Spanish town is just an hour from Marbella and is 'less crowded'

A French holidaymaker has shared a "hidden gem" Spanish town that is just an hour away from the popular tourist destination of Marbella - and it's perfect for those wanting to avoid the crowds

Politics

3 w. ago A hero stranger saved my husband's life when he had a heart attack at a gas station... now he's marrying my daughter and they're expecting their second baby

It was a normal Thursday afternoon when Gary Stevens popped down to the local petrol station - and one that changed his family's lives forever.

Events

3 w. ago New Oasis warning for ticketless fans in Manchester as ring of steel put around city

Ticketless Oasis fans have been warned not to turn up to Heaton Park amid increased intervention to keep the public and local environment and livestock safe after what happened at previous concerts

Sport

3 w. ago Crossmichael parents hit out at drivers who regularly speed through village

Locals say motorists regularly ignore the 30mph limit, putting kids lives at risk.

Events

3 w. ago Police to use facial recognition cameras at Notting Hill Carnival in new crackdown on violence

Visitors to Europe's biggest street party will be scanned for wanted knife offenders, rapists, robbers and those suspected of serious violent crimes.

Events

3 w. ago Volcano on Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland erupts for ninth time since 2023

Iceland’s weather agency advises residents to stay indoors because of high levels of toxic gas from 1.5-mile fissureA volcano erupted on Wednesday on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, the ninth eruption in region since the end of 2023.The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the eruption had begun just before 4am local time (05:00 BST), and live video feeds showed lava spewing from a fissure in the ground. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Sycamore Gap pair are both jailed for a total of four years and three months over felling of iconic tree during 'moronic mission' that showed 'humanity at its worst'

Two former best friends who filmed themselves cutting down one of Britain's most famous trees with a chainsaw during a 'moronic mission' have been jailed for four years and three months.

Events

4 w. ago The worst Scottish town centres for empty shops as SNP criticised for ‘decades of decline’ on high streets

Scottish high streets “laid to waste” by SNP, says Scottish Labour

Politics

4 w. ago 'The council has surrounded our homes with double yellow lines'

"I’ve lived in this estate for 60 years and the local community is getting frustrated about this issue"

Politics

4 w. ago 'We've got nowhere to park our cars... the council have messed this up'

"I’ve lived in this estate for 60 years and the local community is getting frustrated about this issue"

Politics

4 w. ago Dagenham fire LIVE: London locals evacuated as blaze sparks 'shut windows' warning

Firefighters are using specialist wildfire equipment to tackle a large blaze in Dagenham, East London - a number of local residents have been evacuated from their homes as a 'precaution'

Events

last month 1 in 8 Scottish high street shops lying empty after 'decades of decline'

New figures showed that the average rate of vacant properties in Scotland's town centres was 12.3 per cent in 2023-24.

Politics