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First week 'critical' to avoid children missing school later, parents told

Sun, 08/31/2025 - 00:09
Data suggests more than half of children who miss a day at the start of term become persistently absent.

First week 'critical' to avoid children missing school later, parents told

Sun, 08/31/2025 - 00:09
Data suggests more than half of children who miss a day at the start of term become persistently absent.

Mother and baby home archives to be digitised

Sun, 08/31/2025 - 00:01
The records will be preserved in a permanent archive - aimed at providing relatives and survivors with the opportunity to research their past in a single location.

Request to silence town clock at night rejected

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 21:59
A hotel owner says he has received several guest complaints about the 150-year-old clock chiming.

Long and hot summer causes 'massive' wildfire spike

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 21:56
The number of wildfires across Wales this year has exceeded the total amount for any year since 2020.

Long and hot summer causes 'massive' wildfire spike

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 21:56
The number of wildfires across Wales this year has exceeded the total amount for any year since 2020.

Hundreds face off outside Falkirk hotel in asylum seeker protests

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 19:35
Pro and anti-immigration demonstrators chanted at each other as they were kept apart by barriers and police.

Councils still plan asylum hotel legal action despite Epping ruling

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 19:15
Several councils say the overturning of an injunction regarding The Bell Hotel has not changed their plans.

Community moves thousands of fish after brook dries out

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 19:15
David Lister said Aberhafesp Brook was "bone dry" leaving the fish stranded in small puddles of water.

Celebrity peer charged with rape and sexual assault

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 18:57
Lord Brockett was arrested on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said.

AI stethoscope could detect major heart conditions in seconds

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 17:50
The new technology could be a "game-changer" resulting in patients being treated sooner, experts say.

Minute's silence for teenage shinty players killed in Highlands crash

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 17:49
Fort William Shinty Club says two of the three friends who died on Thursday were members of the club.

Teen arrested over imitation firearm 'was on way to comic convention'

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 17:34
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm, police say.

Boy, 12, dies after fall from play park apparatus

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 16:38
Police are appealing for witnesses following the fall at the park in Winsford, Cheshire.

Hundreds face off outside Falkirk hotel in asylum seeker protests

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 16:06
Pro and anti-immigration demonstrators chanted at each other as they were kept apart by barriers and police.

Zoo closed as homes hit by water supply issues

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 14:53
Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East Sussex, says its animals still have all the water they need.

Councils still planning asylum hotel legal action despite Epping ruling

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 14:52
Several councils say the Court of Appeal's overturning of an injunction regarding The Bell Hotel has not changed their plans.

Two men charged after arrests at Epping protest

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 14:09
A third man is in custody after arrests outside a hotel on Friday.

Minute's silence for teenage shinty players killed in Highlands crash

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 14:03
Fort William Shinty Club says two of the three friends who died on Thursday were members of the club.

Wales face World Cup exit after defeat by Canada

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 14:00
Wales' World Cup hangs by a thread as Canada once again provided a masterclass to reach the quarter-finals.