3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (15+ words) BBC Pest controller finds huge cockroach infestation...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (458+ words) A replica Bayeux Tapestry cross-stitched by an Aberdeenshire pensioner over nearly four decades is being put on display at the same time as the real thing in London. The work of Ian Williams, 70, is about a third of the size…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (712+ words) Hundreds of thousands of cockroaches were found in a shared home in an infestation described as the worst the pest controller had seen in 38 years. Gareth Davies, who said the scene had looked like one from a "Stephen King film…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (172+ words) A company that saw a bid to build 570 flats in four large apartment blocks on the site of vacant offices rejected has appealed to have that overturned. Peveril Securities proposed building the 11-storey blocks on Napier Court in Reading, currently…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (268+ words) A moggy belonging to a Suffolk MP has been crowned Purr Minister 2026 after she was voted Westminster's Top Cat. Fourteen-year-old Bella is the beloved pet of Waveney MP and former co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay. She won 877 public…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (562+ words) A huge number of cats not being microchipped is a "major problem" at "epidemic levels", animal charity workers have said. Joan Lamb, a cat rescuer and volunteer for animal reuniting charity Harvey's Army, said many stray cats in Blackpool could…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 20+ hour ago   (198+ words) A dog that got entangled in a barbed wire fence had to be rescued by firefighters. Twiggy became trapped on Thursday at about 11:00 BST in Chatteris in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was called and watch commander Rob Edwards…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (364+ words) The owner of a dog that was rescued after getting stuck on the roof of their house said she was "incredibly grateful to those who saved him". Emma Seager said Sweetie the rescue dog from Macedonia "likes to get out…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1153+ words) Notting Hill Carnival has celebrated its 60th anniversary with three days of revelry fuelled by drummers, dancers and colourful costumes. Europe's biggest street party continued on Monday with the adults' parade, live bands, more than 30 static sound systems and the scent…...