4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (208+ words) A fire chief has said new specialist water rescue dummies which can replicate the weight and behaviour of people who are drowning, will be "invaluable" when they are training rescue crews. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has invested in five…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (189+ words) Rescue teams are searching for a teenager who is missing after going in a Lake District tarn. Cumbria Police said it was called to reports of a person in difficulty at High Dam Tarn, near Windermere, just after 12: 30 BST. A…...

1+ week, 3+ day 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day 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…...

2+ 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…...

2+ week, 3+ 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…...

2+ 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…...

2+ 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…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour 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…...

1+ mon, 1+ 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…...