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An image of a woman, whose back is to the camera and who is in partial shadow, looking out of a window of a house. She cannot be identified from the photograph.

Redacted evidence 'delayed police grooming cases'

The decision led to significant delays in police investigations, an inspection says.

1 hr ago
Manchester
Kaylie Bailey, a woman in her mid 30s with long dark straight hair, a white eye patch over her left eye, sitting on a couch.

Women poisoned by fake Botox get apology from beautician

As the BBC names a beautician who gave illegal jabs, two victims share their story.

11 mins ago
Wear
Small business owner Gary Pride said he feels "ripped off" over his phone contract

'Paying £54k to rent five phones is killing my business'

A BBC investigation uncovers the crippling costs of telecoms services faced by small firms.

5 hrs ago
England

'I feel judged when I use my Blue Badge'

Amy White, who has Crohn's disease, says she notices strangers judging her for having a blue badge.

4 hrs ago
Manchester

Same-sex penguin couple hatch rare chick at zoo

Male Humboldts Scampi and Flounder are "devoted" parents to the new arrival, the zoo said.

4 hrs ago
England
Kaylie Bailey, a woman in her mid 30s with long dark straight hair, a white eye patch over her left eye, sitting on a couch.

Women poisoned by fake Botox get apology from beautician

As the BBC names a beautician who gave illegal jabs, two victims share their story.

11 mins ago
Wear
Diogo Jota playing for Liverpool

Liverpool forward Jota dies in car crash

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in a car crash, aged 28, while on holiday with his family in Spain.

1 hr ago
Liverpool
The bottom of a large shoe, being held by a woman wearing blue plastic gloves

Mystery over 'unusually large' Roman shoes

Eight of the Roman shoes are at least 30cm (11.8in) long - the equivalent of a UK size 13 to 14.

5 hrs ago
Tyne
Small business owner Gary Pride said he feels "ripped off" over his phone contract

'Paying £54k to rent five phones is killing my business'

A BBC investigation uncovers the crippling costs of telecoms services faced by small firms.

5 hrs ago
England
A black sign with the words Stoke Heath in white lettering. Behind them is landscape and a hedge

Murder charge after man found dead in prison

A man in his 40s is found dead at HMP Stoke Heath on Tuesday morning, police say.

2 hrs ago
Shropshire
Two gold coins are next to each other. They are both Britannia bullion coins, but the one of the left is bigger and weighs more compared to the left. They both have an image of a lady, who is Britannia, holding a trident and a shield.

Arrest after theft of gold coins worth £30k

A total of 20 gold bullion coins were stolen from a house in Oundle last month, police say.

3 hrs ago
England
A man holds up a purple and cream scarf with a hole in it, with his face partially visible through the hole. He is standing behind the counter of of a charity shop, with two bags of donations on the table in front of him.

Dirty nappies and stained clothes left at charity shops

Staff say they are being given about 100 bags of donated items a week – much of it unusable.

5 hrs ago
England
A firefighter extinguishing something on the floor with wheelie bins surrounding them

Hair dye causes bin lorry fire

Eastleigh Borough Council advises residents to use Hazardous Waste Recycling Centres.

5 hrs ago
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
A man with a bald head and long beard has his arms around a woman and is kissing her cheek. The woman has short blue hair and a black dress with sheer material. Behind them are pink and red flowers and a wooden fence

Sabbath-mad couple throw metal-themed wedding

It comes after Matthew Joyce's proposal to Lena in front of a Black Sabbath bench.

5 hrs ago
Birmingham & Black Country

Stories to make you smile

Brown Sprocker puppies sat on a Black Sabbath Bridge in Birmingham. The bench has a cut out portrait of Ozzy Osbourneand Tony Iommi.

Black Sabbath inspires police puppy names

The newest pups are named Ozzy, Toni, Sabbath, Billie, Wizard, Geezer and Sharon.

5 hrs ago
Birmingham & Black Country
A blob of gold photographed from three angles against a plain white background. It is an irregular shape as though it was dropped while molten and set where it fell. The underside is flat and there is a hole in the centre. Parts of the surface are matte but the raised sections shimmer.

Two 3,000-year-old blobs of gold valued at £3,000

The two blobs of high-purity gold were found by metal detectorists and have been valued at £3,000.

5 hrs ago
Dorset
An old letter addressed "To Whom It May Concern"

Woman discovers letter hidden in home for decades

A woman discovers a 32-year-old letter written by her home's previous owners.

1 day ago
Sussex

Features & Analysis

Mary Curran (left) holds her daughter Lily Lucas by her shoulders, hugging and smiling together. They are both wearing black outfits and Lily has long blonde hair and her mother has brown hair and is waring a bracelet. A man and woman can be seen in the background.

'Staff missed chances to save my girl - I've lost faith'

The mum of Lily Lucas says no-one has been held to account for the death of her "fantastic" daughter.

5 hrs ago
England
Hayley on the left - she is wearing glasses, has brown hair and a black t-shirt next to her father Russell who is sat in an armchair. He has short grey hair and has a moustache.

'Company's collapse left my dad without care'

Hygea Homecare in Long Eaton blamed rising costs and a recruitment crisis in the sector.

4 hrs ago
Derbyshire
A woman with curly brown hair holds up three gold medals. She is wearing a a black t-shirt, a black Adidas jacket, a gold chain around her neck.

Paralympic rower thought she would never be loved

Lauren Rowles became the first woman to win a rowing gold at three Paralympic games in 2024.

5 hrs ago
Hereford & Worcester
A man stands against a window in a radio studio with a broad smile on his face. He has curly brown hair, a brown beard and wears a chunky blue cardigan and white shirt. His reflection is clear in the window.

'I had to leave Hull to make it in music'

Calum Scott wants to see more opportunities for working class artists in places like his home city.

4 hrs ago
Hull & East Yorkshire
A man with a black labrador in a living room

'My assistance dog helps me be part of life'

Canine Partners, which brought Andrew Miles and Rolo together, has issued a plea for volunteers.

4 hrs ago
Derbyshire

Watch/Listen

Man wearing all black aims a gun at a man on an e-bike in front of a red taxi with the back doors open in the street.

Footage shows moment man fires gun in taxi chase

Ethan Glasgow-Lattibeaudiere fired shots at two people after chasing a taxi on an e-bike.

1 day ago
Manchester
Simon Pegg and Benedict Cumberbatch stand side by side under a tent canopy. Pegg is smiling and laughing as he looks towards Cumberbatch. They are both wearing sunglasses. Pegg has on a white T-shirt which says 'Resist' in upper case, black letters. Cumberbatch has on a cream, short-sleeved shirt with a floral design on one side.

Benedict Cumberbatch went 'under the fence' at Glasto

Simon Pegg and Benedict Cumberbatch have been sharing their early memories of Glastonbury Festival.

5 days ago
Somerset
A mounted Enigmacursor dinosaur skeleton displayed in glass box, with a sign reading "Earth's Treasury" in the background.

Watch: New dinosaur species added to museum's collection

A dinosaur roughly the size of a labrador has been reclassified as a new species and gone on display.

4 days ago
London
Anita Rani with a mother and daughter outside a tent

Meet the mum who cleans toilets at Glastonbury

Heather attends the festival with her daughter and grandchildren.

6 days ago

Sport

Diogo Jota
LIVE

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash

His brother also died in the crash, which happened in Spain early on Thursday. Jota, 28, married his long-term partner last month.

Ben Stokes
LIVE

England seek early wickets against India

Follow live text, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary and in-play video clips as England face India in the second Test at Edgbaston.

Diogo Jota playing for Liverpool

Liverpool forward Jota dies in car crash

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in a car crash, aged 28, while on holiday with his family in Spain.

1 hr ago
Liverpool
Owen Farrell celebrating against South Africa

Ex-England captain Farrell called up as Daly ruled out of Lions tour

Former England captain Owen Farrell is in line for a remarkable call-up to the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia.

16 mins ago
Rugby Union

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A view of Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare taken from the shore with the rocky and muddy beach in the foreground and the crumbling, rusty pier going out to see with the ruins on Birnbeck Pier visible in the distance. It is a sunny day and appears to be early in the morning

'Cannabis gang arrested' and 'Pier controversy'

A look at the stories trending across the West of England on Thursday, 3 July.

Just now
England
17 mins ago
Two police officers escort a man with a green hooded top and white shorts into the back of a police van. The van is parked on a road with houses either side.

Four arrests in high value burglary raids

Burglaries in Alderley Edge, Prestbury and across Cheshire saw theft valued at more than £400,000.

17 mins ago
England
1 hr ago
A statue of a woman on a large rock-style water fountain. There are tall trees in the background and the sky is clear blue.

Statue of professional female gardener unveiled

The bronze statue of Fanny Wilkinson is installed on an Edwardian drinking fountain in Wandsworth.

1 hr ago
England
2 hrs ago
A test tube of blood has a sticker on it saying Hepatitis C held by a hand wearing a blue glove. Test tubes with colourful lids can be seen in the background, blurred.

Mobile testing for 'hidden virus' hepatitis C

The service will be out and about across northern Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire and Hull.

2 hrs ago
England
2 hrs ago
A blue flag with white writing bearing the words 'national education union'. It is being carried over the shoulder of someone wearing a red coat.

Teachers continue strikes over longer school day

Staff walkouts at schools run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust will continue, the NEU says.

2 hrs ago
England
3 hrs ago
Two gold coins are next to each other. They are both Britannia bullion coins, but the one of the left is bigger and weighs more compared to the left. They both have an image of a lady, who is Britannia, holding a trident and a shield.

Arrest after theft of gold coins worth £30k

A total of 20 gold bullion coins were stolen from a house in Oundle last month, police say.

3 hrs ago
England
4 hrs ago
A crowded train station with a statue of a metal bull in the background.

Continued rail disruption due to damaged wires

No trains have run between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley on Thursday morning.

4 hrs ago
England
4 hrs ago
An orange Cleethorpes RNLI lifeboat at sea. There are three crew members wearing yellow jackets and white helmets.

RNLI warning as warm spell sees rise in call-outs

Lifeboat crews have responded to more incidents than usual off East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

4 hrs ago
England
4 hrs ago
A man wearing a suit and tie smiling at the camera. He is wearing a LGBTQIA+ badge. He is balding and is wearing dark framed glasses, a dark suit, light blue shirt and green tie.

New era NHS is 'essential' says hospital boss

Major changes are set to be made to the NHS as part of the government's new 10-year plan.

4 hrs ago
England
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