1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (583+ words) An 18-year-old has said being a younger worker has helped build her confidence as well as her social and time management skills. Jessica Marshall, from the Grapevine Bar in Herne Bay in Kent, said many of her friends hadn't managed…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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   (316+ words) Supermarket Iceland is opening its first branch in the Falkland Islands, according to boss Lord Richard Walker. He said the store would be opening in December, adding on LinkedIn it would be the the first UK high street brand to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (393+ words) Equal rights have been fought for in many different ways across the world, and sometimes those battles against discrimination have taken a quiet, subtle form. An exhibition about how cartoons and textiles have been used for gentle protest has opened…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (36+ words) Visitors to Bath, Bristol and Weston could soon be paying a tourist tax, which Helen Godwin says would raise money for improving transport. Tourist tax plans welcomed by regional mayor Read more on this story here....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (124+ words) It will run in the centre's Muriel Baker gallery until 3 January 2027 and "celebrates the people, places and spaces" of North East Lincolnshire. A spokesperson for the council said: "We're so excited to see all the different perspectives they've captured and…...

2+ day, 3+ 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, 23+ 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, 21+ hour ago   (645+ words) London's tourism levy will be capped at 5% of the cost of accommodation, the BBC understands. Sir Sadiq Khan said he "strongly" welcomed plans set to be formally unveiled by the government later granting mayors in England the power to set…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (632+ words) Plans to build a £16m renewable energy research centre in Ayrshire have been abandoned. The proposed Community Renewable Energy (CoRE) Research and Innovation Centre at Knockroon, near Cumnock, was intended to become a regional hub for renewable energy innovation. East Ayrshire…...