3+ day, 20+ min ago  (340+ words) A long-awaited lifeboat will finally return home after the RNLI charity found suitable moorings for it. The Shannon-class vessel is heralded as the RNLI's first "legacy boat" because it was paid for with "3m that was left to the charity by…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (285+ words) Tributes have been paid to a "beautiful, deeply loved" girl who died after being found in a pond at a golf course in Doncaster. Nyla May Bradshaw was reported missing in Skellow just before 10:00 BST on Monday. South Yorkshire Police…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (412+ words) A fire service has been told again to make more fire engines available to respond to emergencies. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) was reviewed by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Overall, it said…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (590+ words) US television presenter Savannah Guthrie has spoken of her family's "agony" in the first interview since her mother's disappearance. Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since 1 February, when she was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona home. Police released images of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (349+ words) BBC Radio Scotland has announced Alice Faye as the BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year 2026, shining a spotlight on the next generation of Scottish musicians making their mark on the industry. Five exceptional emerging artists, Katie Nicoll, Riley, J…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (344+ words) An 18th Century oil painting is to go on permanent display one mile (1.6 km) from where it was first painted nearly 120 years ago. Walter Langley, founder of the Newlyn School of artists, painted Cornish Fisherfolk in 1908. The artwork, formerly owned by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (302+ words) A Wolverhampton-born artist is having his first solo institutional exhibition in his home city. Shaq'elle Whyte, who was born in the city in 2000, graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2023 and has previously shown work in Hong Kong and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (277+ words) The BBC is the official broadcast partner of the 50th anniversary Olivier Awards As revealed on The One Show, Dame Elaine Paige will receive this year's Special Award at the Olivier Awards 2026. The star-studded ceremony, showcasing London's world-leading theatre industry, will…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (209+ words) An air, sea and land search operation has been launched to try to trace a missing woman in southern Scotland. Nancy Hill, 81, from Kirkcudbright, has been described as about 5ft tall with shoulder-length hair and was believed to be wearing a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (633+ words) The Cheltenham Festival, which begins later, draws hundreds of thousands of punters from across the UK and beyond, but organisers are increasingly making a point of championing food grown closer to the course. Some 48,000 meals will be served during the…...