1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (449+ words) A giant silver cockerel that stands on a roundabout overlooking passing traffic in Dorking has become one of Surrey's most recognisable landmarks. The unusual piece of public art celebrates a bird with deep roots in the town's history, a museum…...

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…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (500+ words) The price of oil has jumped to $105 a barrel amid signs the conflict in the Middle East will not be resolved quickly, fuelling fears that inflation could accelerate. With the conflict between the US and Iran in the Gulf intensifying…...

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, 16+ 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, 3+ 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…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (480+ words) E-bike rental company Voi has vowed to continue operating in a west London borough, despite losing out on a local authority contract to rival providers. Voi began a dockless e-bike trial in Ealing in May 2025, operating alongside Lime. But earlier…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (485+ words) A council has agreed to formally object to plans for a huge solar farm on Lincolnshire farmland. Meridian Solar Farm Limited is seeking permission for a 40-year development consent order to build a solar farm on about 2,700 acres (1,092 hectares) of…...