5 h. ago LIVE: Manchester Marathon gets underway as thousands head towards new city centre finish line

It's one of the biggest days in UK marathon history

Sport

8 h. ago Home Bargains to open massive Welsh store that has its own garden centre

Home Bargains is opening a massive new site at a retail park in Newport that will be featuring a café and garden centre, creating 90 new jobs in the city.

Politics

14 h. ago Street closed off by police as 'kids climb scaffolding' around city centre building

Officers were seen climbing a building and carrying riot shields

Events

17 h. ago Shocking moment 'thug armed with a crossbow' is seen prowling the streets of Leeds as three people are injured in terrifying daylight attack and armed police swarm city to detain suspect

This is the shocking moment a man strolls along a street in Leeds with what appears to be a crossbow amid reports three people have been injured in a daylight attack in a major city today. 

Events

18 h. ago Pictures as 'Patriots of Britain' and 'Keep the fascists out of Manchester' stage demos in city centre

The two groups were kept apart by two police lines either side of the Queen Victoria statue

Politics

18 h. ago Carnage as three people are 'attacked by a man armed with a crossbow' in Leeds city centre

Three people have been left injured amid reports of a man spotted 'armed with a crossbow' in a major city today. 

Events

20 h. ago I ate at the Cardiff institution that's among the last of its kind in the city centre

It has been open for 40 years in the city centre with a winning formula for bringing back customers time and time again

Politics

38 h. ago Public urged to 'stay alert' as Met Police prepares for busy weekend of major events

Officers will be deployed both in central London and across the city in communities and at key venues

Events

42 h. ago Football fans in 'abhorrent' mass brawl which saw elderly man punched to ground and kicked in head

Newport city centre descended into chaos after an FA cup clash. Two groups of football fans unleashed 'waves of attacks' on each other including a 'cowardly' vicious assault on an elderly man

Sport

48 h. ago ‘I’ve killed my kid with cancer’ Woman’s words to police after killing her six

Karolina Zurawska killed her son Alexander while gripped by a mental illness which had overwhelmed her, likely as a result of the stress caused from dealing with his medical conditions, a court heard

Events

51 h. ago Murderer who escaped Scots jail found in Edinburgh after manhunt

A murderer who escaped from a Scots prison has been found in Edinburgh city centre three days later.

Events

54 h. ago The brothers set to open their 33rd coffee shop in Manchester city centre

With coffee roasted in Warrington, the new coffee shop aims to help people 'take a break from the hustle and bustle'

Politics

68 h. ago Watchdog probe claims GMP's investigation into use of dispersal order which saw Travellers turned away from city centre was 'deeply flawed'

Travellers, many of them children, were turned away from Manchester's Christmas Markets and put on trains out of town

Events

68 h. ago New £11million walking and cycling route project around Stirling launched

The two-part scheme will link first Stirling train station with the university and then Forth Valley College with the city centre - with school pupils, politicians and campaigners on hand for the big launch.

Economics

3 d. ago Glasgow Orange Walk road closures as 500 to march through city

The procession will march through streets in the city centre this weekend.

Politics

3 d. ago Major retailer to close UK high street stores in weeks as future looks bleak

The future of the Poundland brand remains up in the air, however, the immediate future of three huge branches has been clarified with closing dates announced to the public

Politics

3 d. ago The 23 criminals taken down in Manchester city centre undercover sting

"From day one, we said we would do whatever it takes to drive out crime from Piccadilly Gardens, and this operation shows just that"

Events

4 d. ago Wishaw residents warned over upcoming road closure due to last for number of weeks

North Lanarkshire Council have confirmed Magnolia Street will be closed from Monday, May 5, to Friday, May 23.

Events

4 d. ago 'Really sad news' say shoppers as Costa Coffee closes another high street shop

The coffee shop first opened in Lyme Regis in 2012 after it took over the site from estate agents Fortnam, Smith and Bennett - and now, shoppers have reacted to the news

Economics

4 d. ago The incredible house hidden in plain sight that thousands of people walk past each day but have 'no idea it's there'

In the centre of the city of Porto in Portugal is a fascinating house - but thousands walk past it every day without noticing. 

Politics