1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (640+ words) About 4,000 new homes are being built on the Battersea Power Station site Plans for 203 council homes at Battersea Power Station have been approved as part of the site's £9bn regeneration. Wandsworth Council has agreed proposals to build the homes on an…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (926+ words) The tapestry is an embroidered cloth that is 70m (230ft) long and 50cm (20in) tall The Bayeux Tapestry's arrival in England for the first time in 1,000 years has been welcomed by the King and prime minister, but its arrival has helped put a new…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (700+ words) The sauna operates behind a block of studio flats on Church Road in Bristol A sauna that opened last year without getting planning permission has left neighbours feeling hot under the collar. The Bristol Sauna Yard is operating on Church…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (697+ words) Tens of thousands of people attended the 59th Leeds Carnival Tens of thousands of people have gathered for the 59th Leeds West Indian Carnival. The event is the country's largest such event outside London. About 100,000 visitors arrive from outside the city for…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1324+ words) Sunday at Notting Hill Carnival is family day, with children taking part in the parade through the streets As I walk into the heart of the 60th Notting Hill Carnival, the sun is shining and bouncing off the sequins, gems and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (480+ words) Enforcement activity is being carried out to protect the environment Numerous people camping inappropriately in the Lake District have been moved on over the summer, a council has revealed. As part of its enforcement activity Cumberland Council officials "engaged with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (451+ words) West Mercia Police has confirmed that a Scouts boss is due to appear in court A senior Scouts boss has been charged with fraud after about £200,000 raised towards a children's summer trip to North America went missing. More than 100 scouts…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (613+ words) Brendon Swallow said the letter was wrapped up in an old newspaper A man who discovered in the walls of his house a letter written by a tradesman 71 years ago says he wants to find out more about the person…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1297+ words) Ministers have announced where 70,000 social and affordable homes will be built in England over the next 10 years, in a bid to address the housing crisis. Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1400+ words) After five heatwaves and plenty of advice on how to stay safe in what is set to become the UK's hottest summer on record, many people continue to find it a challenge to stay cool - particularly in their homes. This…...