3 h. ago WWII bomb discovery in Plymouth building site forces 800 people to evacuate homes overnight

The wartime bomb is being removed from the site and those living close to the removal route have been evacuated from their homes overnight as work is carried out

Events

6 h. ago Up to 2,500 homes evacuated after WWII bomb discovered in Devon

A 100-metre cordon was placed around Exmouth Marina, Devon after a 'very large' World War Two bomb was found - residents living with 600 metres were forced to stay elsewhere

Events

3 d. ago Residents fight against huge £3 billion housing scheme next to Notting Hill

The Canal Way development would see 2,500 new homes built in the west London area, making it one of the biggest housing developments in the city

Economics

3 d. ago Edinburgh Developments 2026: These are 27 huge housing developments that will add nearly 8,500 homes to Scotland's Capital in the coming years

These 27 developments will create a total of 8,402 new homes.

Politics

2 w. ago Inside 'ghost' village abandoned 82 years ago and only opens 12 days a year

Imber village in Wiltshire was evacuated in 1943 when 150 residents were forced out for WWII military training - and it's still controlled by the Ministry of Defence

Politics

2 w. ago Baby who spent most of his life in hospital finally made it home for Christmas

Baby Bertie Melly, born at just 1lb 10oz and spending over 500 days in hospital, is finally home with his parents, with the family enjoying their very first Christmastime together

Politics

3 w. ago We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part one

From the Indigenous doctor balancing traditional and western medicine to a father risking death to provide for his family in Gaza, these are some of the people whose determination and bravery stood outIn 2012, Adana Omágua Kambeba travelled 4,000km (2,500 miles) from her home in Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon, to take up a coveted place to study medicine at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in south-east Brazil. She became the first among her people, the Kambeba, or Omágua, to graduate in the field, still largely dominated by white elites. According to the 2022 census, Indigenous people represented 0.1% of those who graduated in medicine in Brazil.Adana Kambeba uses the ancestral knowledge of her people alongside conventional medicine in her work. Photograph: Marizilda Cruppe/the Guardian Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago 'Remarkable' baby boy from Bromley home for Christmas after 500 days in hospital

Bertie Melly weighed just 1lb 10oz when he was born prematurely and has spent the majority of his life in hospital

Politics

3 w. ago Warning to people with log burning fires following new report

A new report has claimed that banning solid fuels like wood and log burners in UK homes could save 1,500 lives a year and £54m in NHS funding.

Events

3 w. ago Labour’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes set to fall short by 500,000

The target means building an average of 300,000 new homes a year – a figure not achieved since the 1970s

Politics

3 w. ago Labour’s pledge to build 1.5m new homes set to fall short by 500,000

The 1.5m homes target means building an average of 300,000 new homes a year – a figure not achieved since the 1970s

Politics