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Solving over-tourism crisis – and how it can benefit British holidaymakers

In May, 1967 a skinny, pale junior schoolboy from a rural market town celebrated his seventh birthday with his parents. Not at home under the big skies of East Anglia, but in Malgrat de Mar, a beach...

VE Day memories: The mixed emotions of joy and loss among those who survived

On May 8 1945, Peter Marshall, a 20-year old Wireless Operator on Lancaster bombers was on a training sortie. As they headed back to base, he was twiddling the controls of his radio set and came...

Horror as <b class='text-danger'>schoolboy</b> suffers head injury after falling from top of double decker bus

Horror as schoolboy suffers head injury after falling from top of double decker bus

A schoolboy has suffered a head injury after falling from the top of a double decker bus in Derby this week. The incident is understood to have happened as pupils ran up and down the vehicle, amid...

Man denies murdering <b class='text-danger'>schoolboy</b>, 14, who was nearly decapitated in sword rampage

Man denies murdering schoolboy, 14, who was nearly decapitated in sword rampage

A man has denied murdering a 14-year-old boy and attacking four others during an alleged 22-minute rampage in which he was wielding two deadly Japanese swords. Marcus Arduini Monzo is accused of...

Watch video shown to jurors in Sycamore Gap tree trial

Watch video shown to jurors in Sycamore Gap tree trialJurors were shown mobile phone footage in court on Wednesday, which prosecutors claim shows the moment the "iconic" Sycamore Gap tree was...

Prince Louis photo marks seventh birthday

Prince Louis photo marks seventh birthdayJust nowSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentJosh ShinnerA new photograph marking the seventh birthday of Prince Louis has been released by Kensington Palace.The...

China executes man who stabbed Japanese school boy

China executes man who stabbed Japanese school boy 4 hours agoKoh EweBBC NewsReporting fromSingaporeChika NakayamaBBC NewsReporting fromTokyoGetty ImagesChina has executed a man for fatally stabbing...

Meghan Markle shares Easter 'surprise' in new video

Meghan Markle has taken to social media to share an Easter "surprise" with a video. The Duchess of Sussex posted the footage on Instagram on Easter Sunday and wished her followers a holiday "full of...

Tommy Robinson loses appeal to shorten 18-month prison sentence

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months for contempt of courtTommy Robinson has lost his appeal against an 18-month prison sentence. The far right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon,...

Eamon Farrell dead: Irish footballer and dad of Hollywood actor dies aged 83

The Farrell family is in mourning following the death of Eamon Farrell, father of celebrated actor Colin Farrell. The former Shamrock Rovers footballer passed away after a prolonged illness at...

MPs call for streaming levy to help UK TV industry

MPs call for streaming levy to help UK TV industry33 minutes agoPaul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesA share of the revenue streaming services make from subscription fees should be paid into a fund...

Girl, 13, and boy, 15, guilty of killing elderly dog walker Bhim Kohli in park

A baby faced schoolboy who slapped an 80-year-old dog walker with a slider shoe as he cowered on the ground before fatally punching and kicking him in a racist assault, has been convicted of the...

Tragedy as boy, 11, dies after 'veering' into bus path as driver tried to overtake him

A boy, 11, was tragically killed in a bus crash while cycling to his grandfather’s house in Manchester. On the day of the incident, the bus driver beeped his horn and tried to overtake the...

Boy, 9, dies after being swept away in floodwater on way to school bus stop

Tragedy struck when a nine year old lad, Gabriel Andrews, was fatally swept away by floodwaters en route to his school bus stop. The young boy's body was discovered half a mile from the spot where he...

Woman paedophile spared jail because of her age despite sexual contact with boy, 14

A female peadophile has been spared jail because of her age despite having a sexual relationship with a boy, 14. Elle Aiton, now 20, met the teenager online before they met in person and kissed and...

Why British boarding schools are so eager to open in Nigeria

Why British boarding schools are so eager to open in Nigeria2 hours agoAdaobi Tricia NwaubaniLetter from Africa series, AbujaCharterhouseFor many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to...

Southgate was a bastion of decency… now more than ever that’s crucial

THERE is a line, spoken by a fictionalised Gareth Southgate, that sums up the beating heart of James Graham’s smash play Dear England. In the scene in question, a newly appointed Southgate is...

Weapons of 'war' banned in huge win for knife crime campaigners

The mother of a schoolboy stabbed to death by a thug armed with a weapon “of war” has welcomed a ban on ninja swords.Ronan Kanda, 16, was killed with a 20-inch blade just yards from his own in...

UK's longest-running road project that's 100 years old and costing £100m

Aerial images show work being commenced to build a bypass near Banwell (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)The costs of the Banwell Bypass in North Somerset have increased by £14m after the project has faced...

Owners shocked as dogs seized for XL bully checks

Owners shocked as dogs seized for XL bully checks 9 hours agoOscar EdwardsBBC NewsJordan WilliamsTwo dog owners whose pets were confiscated by police checking for banned breeds have criticised the...