11+ hour, 59+ min ago   (411+ words) 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 undeveloped plot on the 42-acre site, working with Battersea Power Station Development…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (796+ words) Across allotments and deep in the heart of gardens, excitement is building ahead of a big date in the calendar - the Canna UK National Giant Vegetables Championship, later this month. For the many who spend months tending their plants to…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (652+ words) A disabled man and his carer say they fear becoming homeless after being served a no-fault eviction notice just weeks before a government ban on the practice came into force. Roger Parker and his friend Susie Bell have lived in…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (954+ words) "I had tears in my eyes because it's a new start for my children. It might not be where we need to be at but it's my final stepping stone to my forever home." Marie, not her real name, is…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (457+ words) The owner of a vacant Grade I listed mansion that appeared in the film Batman Begins has hit back at a council in a row over completing bat surveys. Mentmore Towers, in rural Buckinghamshire, was served a listed-building repairs notice…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1172+ words) Samantha Banner and her partner have been living without heating or hot water for most of her pregnancy, relying on washing in buckets filled with kettle-boiled water, camping showers, or travelling elsewhere. The couple are leaseholders of a flat at…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (13+ words) BBC Workers' strike threatens Fridge Raiders supply...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (311+ words) About 7,500 acres of peatland is to be restored following the £9m purchase of an area close to Kielder Forest, the buyer has said. Emblehope Estate in Northumberland has been bought by a group called Restore, which said it wants to re-wet…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (728+ words) 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 spotlight on a lesser-known Victorian copy. Created in 1886 by a team…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (704+ words) Former Top Gear star Richard Hammond has said he'll "find a way" of sharing his new £2m home in Wales with bats found foraging in the grounds. The 56-year-old bought the 19th Century Georgian mansion in Llanwenarth, near Abergavenny, in November 2025. But…...