14 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

23 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

27 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

3 d. 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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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

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

9 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

9 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

9 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

9 d. ago He just wanted a safe place to live, instead he was killed in cold blood

The teenage boy was stabbed to death during his second trip to his new local town centre

Events

9 d. ago It's the Nigel Farage show in Welsh town centre as candidate stays quiet

We challenged Nigel Farage on a disgraced former colleague and misleading claims about the Nation of Sanctuary – but there was no interview with by-election candidate Llŷr Powell

Politics

9 d. ago 'Cocky' man jailed for murder of Syrian refugee, 16, he stabbed in neck in unprovoked town centre attack

Alfie Franco will spend at least 23 years behind bars

Events

1 week ago Man jailed for at least 23 years for murdering Syrian boy in Huddersfield

Alfie Franco, 20, stabbed Ahmad Al Ibrahim after taking ‘petty exception’ to teenager brushing past his girlfriend A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years for murdering a teenage Syrian refugee after he brushed past his girlfriend in Huddersfield town centre.Leeds crown court heard how Alfie Franco, 20, stabbed Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, shortly after Ibrahim brushed past Franco’s girlfriend in April. He was found guilty of murder on Thursday. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Part of Wythenshawe Civic Centre to be demolished under plans for hundreds of homes

Half-a-billion pounds is being spent to revive Wythenshawe town centre

Politics

1 week ago Police slap Greater Manchester town centre with sixth dispersal order in a month

Fifteen youths suspected of being responsible for anti-social behaviour have been identified

Events

1 week ago Paisley Buddies urged to 'stand on the right side of history' at town centre Palestine rally

Paisley 4 Palestine is calling on people across Renfrewshire to stand with them tomorrow as they host a rally and wait to see if the proposed ceasefire is implemented.

Events

1 week ago Boy, 16, who fled to UK 'for a better life' is murdered days after arriving in horrific town centre attack

Ahmad had only been living in Huddersfield for two weeks, then he was murdered in the most horrific circumstances imaginable

Events