6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (441+ words) Licences to export cannabis are rising while licences to import the drug are falling, according to new data. Jersey's Office of the Chief Pharmacist approved 167 licences to export cannabis off the island in 2025, compared with 87 in 2024 and 26 in 2023, a Freedom…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1252+ words) Many children in Kenya traditionally inherit their father's first name as their surname, but there are an increasing number of people who are taking their mother's instead. This is particularly the case amongst the country's largest ethnic group, the Kikuyu…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (480+ words) A British woman has become the first ever to cross the Atlantic in a hydrogen gas balloon. Alicia Hempleman-Adams, from near Bath, set off from Maine in the US late on Wednesday and landed in Luxembourg on Sunday with her…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (291+ words) The family of a 16-year-old girl found dead after getting into difficulty in open water in Warwickshire say they "will be forever heartbroken". Lillianna Tomlinson, a Year 11 pupil at Kingsbury School, went into the River Tame close to Kingsbury Water…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (514+ words) The founder of a music festival has said it is "surreal" to be celebrating its 20th anniversary. Graeme Merifield started the event in 2005 and spoke of how making memories for people is what "keeps him going" – including bumping into somebody in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (493+ words) A man has pulled off a Channel crossing on a wing foil, gliding from Plymouth to France in less than seven hours. Martin Gavériaux, 41, from Larmor-Plage in Brittany, covered about 120 miles (196km) to reach Roscoff in six hours, 56 minutes in what…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (456+ words) A council has said it is able to carry out personal land searches again following delays caused by transitioning to a new computer system. House sales in Bracknell, Berkshire, have been affected by outstanding search requests, which provide information about…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (278+ words) Humberside Fire and Rescue Service has unveiled a new fire appliance that can reach heights of up to138ft (42m). The turntable ladder will be based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, and the service claimed it is the first of its type in the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (198+ words) The delayed rebuild of Chobham Fire Station is soon to restart, nearly two years after work was originally expected to begin. From 14 May, the Chobham fire engine and crew will operate from Woking Fire Station for an estimated 12 to 18 months…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (291+ words) Gemma and Brett, who moved from Florida to Wiltshire, use social media to share their journey. A woman works from a lift for three weeks to fund accessibility repairs for a disabled-led centre. The BBC heads to the Wiltshire attraction…...