Choo choo! All aboard for the 80th anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine. The little blue steam engine and his colourful friends on the Island of Sodor are celebrating the milestone birthday with the...

Thousands of plastic nurdles washed up on beaches stretching the eastern coasts of England are being vacuumed up after being washed ashore following a tanker collision in the North Sea. Workmen...

Snails are a well-known plague on gardeners, blighting growth in their plots and proving a general pest. While they are not classed as pests, green-fingered garden enthusiasts may well want them...

While Britain basks in some of the best weather of the year so far, new weather maps suggest there could be a chance of snow later this month. A weather map generated by WXCHarts on April 12 , using...

Why is British Steel in trouble and who owns it?7 hours agoJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterSean SeddonBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe UK government is poised to take control of a major British Steel plant...

Why is British Steel in trouble and who owns it?14 minutes agoJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterSean SeddonBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe UK government is poised to take control of a major British Steel...

Talks to save British Steel reach crunch point46 minutes agoJack FenwickPolitical reporterAlex ForsythPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesTalks aimed at saving steel production in Scunthorpe are...

Government considers nationalising British Steel 42 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCHannah MillerPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe government is considering nationalising...

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released a preliminary report into last month's devastating North Sea crash which left one man dead - and revealed that one key failing had been...

Crash oil tanker to have its cargo of fuel removed49 minutes agoStuart HarrattBBC NewsPA MediaMore than 200,000 barrels of jet fuel are to be removed from the oil tanker involved in a crash with a...

Crashed cargo ship Solong arrives in Aberdeen54 minutes agoKen BanksBBC Scotland, AberdeenPA MediaA cargo ship involved in a crash with an oil tanker in the North Sea has been towed to Aberdeen.The...

Retired GP walks free over Drax train line protest38 minutes agoDavid SpereallBBC News YorkshirePA MediaAn environmental activist who halted a train bound for the UK's biggest power station has said...

Pac-Man Live has officially arrived in Manchester, and after hearing this news, I knew I just had to give it a try. While I was never an avid Pac-Man fan as a kid, I did enjoy playing the game...