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The Wasdale team says the kindness shown from all across the world is a “tremendous help”.

Denise Mitchell said the children ‘gave us so much more than we gave them’.

This is the second time the monarch has surprised joggers at a Parkrun on the royal estate.

An appeal was launched after storms left a barn for 18 vulnerable donkeys, badly damaged.

Project leaders hope the sculpture will inspire girls and young women to study maths and science.

The National Trust describes the Northey Island project as “a bold marine engineering feat”.

Last act of the parliament most likely. Let’s see this through

The female cub is thought to be one of only 15 Amur leopards born in the world in 2025, the zoo says.

Take a look at some of the winning entries from The British Ecological Society’s Capturing Ecology photo awards.

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, being named in new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dredged up “painful times in my marriage”.

The abbey has become known as a key site in the beginnings of English Christianity.

15 year old Rowan Kay and 16 year old Caelan Blades have been praised for helping five poorly prepared stranded adults down a snowy mountain ridge on Helvellyn.

Check out these incredible photographs that have made the youth shortlist for the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards.

Music promoters share their love of grassroots gigs by local artists during Independent Venue Week.

W Social, releasing in the coming months, will be one of the first to require identity verification.

The GSPCA says keeping the rescued seal pups in “makeshift” former dog kennels is working for now.

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Artefacts from a cemetery at Broughton Lodge, in Willoughby-on-the-Wolds are being put on display.

Adam says “there’s sometimes a misconception of people with tattoos that we’re not very nice”.

Archaeologist Steve Dickinson believes the mound could contain the 9th Century king and his ship.

A date is set for the next statue for the Forth Plinth - a representation of “every women”.

The pup, thought to be about five or six months old, got stuck in the garden after leaving rough seas.

It was discovered on a wooden floorboard during renovations at Doddington Hall near Lincoln.

Yuam said his favourite place so far has been Antarctic and next he is keen to explore Egypt.

Paul Lemmon says the paintings examine the relationships people have with the online world.

Missing two-year-old dachshund Toffee prompted a huge Manx community response to bring him home.

Roly, a 16-year-old gelding, beat 17 others to claim the prestigious honour.

Discoveries in Northumberland suggest hill farming is older than historians previously believed.

Four pieces by one of the founding members of The Beatles go on public display for the first time.

Kenmure St was one of the best things in recent years. Glasgow said a collective No to immigration officers, and they fucked off. Will have to go see this when released

“If there was ever a dog who needed a home, it’s Teddy,” his new owner from Gillingham says.

Shop owners say the frowning toys - originally made in error - are resonating with young workers.

A self-defence class is helping those who have experienced abuse regain their confidence.

The find in 1986 is described as one of the most significant ever in archaeology in Europe.

Lincolnshire Wildlife Park says Aleks should begin his journey from Ukraine in the next few weeks.

A researcher has found the woman in the century-old “black flower seller” postcard from Hastings.

For many of the works at Lakeside Arts it is a rare opportunity to view them outside of London.

Britons will be able to spend up to 30 days in China without a visa, which the PM says will support businesses’ expansion abroad.

The exhibition features eight Ukrainian women from across Warwickshire and their stories.

Sculptor Nicolas Moreton’s work is on show at the town’s museum and art gallery.

Across Yorkshire, people are doing amazing things every week - find out more about them here.

The loggerhead turtle was taken to New Era Vets after it was found on a beach.

Two great bustard nests were spotted in a field of crops in Cranborne Chase last year.

The exhibition showcases Robert Race’s work, combining humour, fascination and repurposed objects.

“Fancy grave goods” were found with a princely burial, but other finds are also amazing experts.

The rediscovered portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn was found in an auction house following a house clearance last March.

First-time mum Kora has been keeping a close eye on the newborn since it arrived on 17 January.

Times are hard, the cost of living is rising, and so, like many people, I’m trying to cook cheaper meals for the family. I recently did the Piri-piri chicken wing, wedges and corn traybake from BBC Food.

Michael Helps, who set up a letter writing service, wants strangers to feel they’re not alone.

A giraffe calf has been born at West Midlands Safari Park in England – making it the park’s first baby of the year.

The full policy is to cap now and gradually abolish.

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

Aberdeenshire Council’s chief executive has called on individuals and communities to take more responsibility during extreme weather to help keep local areas clear.

The new arrival and its parents are doing well, zookeepers say.

Here’s a good news story for the top shaggers of Glasgow. Better invest in fire suppressant now!

Salisbury Women’s Refuge described the response to its funding appeal as “phenomenal.”