39 h. ago Village where houses average £600,000 riven by bitter allegations of racism, sexism and even sabotage between surgery and pharmacy

Beneath its prosperous surface, the upmarket village of Rowlands Castle in the foothills of the South Downs has been riven by an extraordinary legal feud between its GP and pharmacy.

Economics

6 d. ago Deserted village that could house 50 people with its own playground, community hall and mansion house goes up for sale for just £2million

Plas Bellin includes an impressive 10 acres of land tucked away in the Welsh countryside, just under two miles from the picturesque village of Northop near Chester.

Economics

2 w. ago Oh yes he is! Kiefer Sutherland dives into the world of panto

Hollywood megastars hit Leeds this year to make Tinsel Town, a feelgood festive comedy about panto. The 24 star, Rebel Wilson and more talk about their addiction to Gregg’s sausage rolls – and epic brawls with Danny DyerTwenty-odd years ago, I binged a TV series on DVD for the first time. At my mate’s house in a village outside Harrogate, I was glued to Jack Bauer shooting his way through 24. We probably only made it to episode six before surrendering to sleep for school the next day.Fast forward to the start of this year, and photos are all over the local news of Kiefer Sutherland out and about in nearby market towns Knaresborough and Wetherby. The real Jack Bauer in Yorkshire! He and Rebel Wilson are in the area making Tinsel Town, a British Christmas film about pantomimes. By March, I am invited to a Leeds studio, where they are filming, and find Sutherland dressed as Buttons on a stage. His glittery eyeshadow shimmers as he smiles and dances to Katy Perry’s Roar with the Cindere...

Politics

2 w. ago Flash flooding in Sumatra kills 69 as rescue crews search rivers for survivors

Monsoon rains cause devastation on Indonesian island, sparking landslides and flash floodingFlash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have killed 69 people, with 59 missing as emergency workers search in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies and possible survivors.Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province on Tuesday. The deluge tore through mountainside villages, swept away people and submerged more than 2,000 houses and buildings, the National Disaster Management Agency said. Nearly 5,000 residents fled to government shelters. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago First housing pods moved into place at Social Bite's new Rutherglen village

The first residents are expected to move into the supported accommodation at Harriet Gardens i the new year

Politics

3 w. ago 'Perfect' Welsh village with horseshoe harbour and colourful houses

It's a place where you can take in a wealth of activities and sights, and is often compared to a popular holiday destination in Europe

Politics

4 w. ago This Nepal village has survived for 1,000 years. Now recurring floods threaten its future

Til, the remotest of three villages in the Limi valley on the Tibetan border, was already wrestling with a dwindling population but a series of natural disasters has led many to consider where their future should beOn the night of 15 May this year, the usual quiet of the Himalayan village of Til in the far north-west of Nepal was broken by a strange rumbling. Pemba Thundup came out of his house, barefoot, to see a deluge of earth, water and rocks coming down the mountainside towards the flat-roofed mud houses. The whole village was soon awake and, carrying the elderly people on their backs, members of 21 families scrambled to safety in a nearby field.After two weeks of sheltering in tents, with no sign of any government help to rebuild or resettle, they reluctantly moved back into their broken homes, but unanimously agreed to leave the centuries-old settlement for a safer location by the end of the year. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly fail to acknowledge Kelly Brook during awkward I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! reunion

Ant and Dec awkwardly failed to acknowledge Kelly Brook in her first I'm A Celeb scenes on Sunday despite the pair knowing her for years - after their alleged bitter fallout.

Events

last month Woke council accused of 'levelling down' one of Britain's prettiest villages over plans to buy up quaint homes for temporary housing

Steeped in history, with smugglers' tunnels, beautiful timber pubs and a hotel that inspired the Cluedo board game, many detached four-bedroom homes come with a £2million price tag.

Politics