Urgent plea for help as Plymouth Music Zone faces closure
'The very real possibility of closing our doors for the last time'
Council apologise to Scots pensioner after he was forced to use kettle to wash
An issue with Alastair Masterton's immersion heater meant he has been unable to shower or wash dishes at his home in West Pilton, Edinburgh.
Resident forced to use hot water from a kettle to wash for over a month
Alastair Masterton, 74, has asked why he is not a priority after being left without hot water in his high-rise flat in West Pilton, Edinburgh, for over a month after his immersion heater broke
'High risk to life' - Property owners say Auckland Council must fix land still at risk
Auckland residents whose properties are in danger because of slips on publicly owned land have pleaded their case for a fix funded from council coffers.
Legendary Plymouth comedian and pub landlord get married at Tinside Lido
Suzy won the Funny Women award in 2006
Residents fear Tower of Horrors plagued by rats could be next Grenfell
Dubbed the 'Tower of Horrors', residents of De Montfort House in Leicester say they are living in 'squalid conditions' are worried they could be the victims of 'another Grenfell'.
More restrooms have adult-size changing tables to help people with disabilities
The blue-and-white highway sign for the eastbound rest stop near here displays more than the standard icon of a person in a wheelchair, indicating facilities are accessible to people who can't walk.
Civil servants vote for strikes in WFH dispute
Staff at the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) have been continuing to work from home after refusing to spend at least 40 per cent of their time in the office.
Got a dog so ugly it makes your eyes hurt? Then check this contest out
Matt Dahan, founder of photo firm ParrotPrint.com which is running the contest, said it was only open to pets that were 'butt ugly' that would 'make your eyes hurt when you look at them'.
Teacher calling family in Lebanon 'four times a day to check they're alive' as she battles to bring them to UK
A teacher from Wiltshire said she is calling her family in Lebanon multiple times a day to see if they're still alive as she tries to get them to safety in the UK.
5 arrested for swarming
Multiple parents who have reached out have also warned him the bullying carries on well after an attack. Even Amanda Todd’s mother reached out to him to offer her condolences for what the family is go
Shock as 100 police officers descend on streets across Greater Manchester with nine arrested
Police search teams raided twelve addresses early this morning
Repeat drink-drivers should have to blow in breathalyser to be able to start car, says RAC
The RAC and AA are calling for the introduction of breathalysers that require a driver to blow in a tube before their car will start
British nationals tell of 'surreal' Lebanon evacuation
Student Isobel Taper says it feels "surreal" being back in the UK, having left her boyfriend and cats in Beirut.
Overwhelmed teachers fed up with ‘emotional toll’ of traditional classrooms turn to online education
Brook Edgar and Louis Provis were both left fed up with the emotional and physical strain of traditional teaching roles, so looked to online platforms instead
Erewash council told to find space for 800 more homes
Erewash Borough Council must now found space for a total of 6,948 homes by 2037
MPs to debate assisted dying in bill hailed as 'new hope' by Dame Esther Rantzen
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater will introduce a private members bill to give terminally ill people 'choice at the end of life' on October 16, with a debate expected later this year
MP in fresh bid to change law on assisted dying
They will consider proposals to change the law so some terminally ill people can choose to end their life.
Shock as 100-strong police team make nine arrests in organised crime raids
The men were arrested in connection with a number of offences.
By Now Pay Later debt crisis spirals as needy families turn to it for food and nappies
Real Britain is a Mirror series that stands up for your community and asks how politics affects real people. This week Ros Wynne-Jones and Claire Donnelly reports on families trapped in a cycle of debt using multiple BNPL accounts just to be able to afford to eat
MPs to get free vote on assisted dying bill, as Labour's Kim Leadbeater says current laws are 'unfit for purpose'
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has told LBC “the law is not fit for purpose” as she detailed plans to propose legislation on assisted dying to Parliament.
Dermot Whelan 'has a lot of faith' in people despite the 'fear and division' in the world
As the social landscape continues to change in Ireland, we ask six famous faces how important it is to connect with those around them. Here, Dermot Whelan told RSVP about the importance of treating not only others, but also yourself, with kindness
Invasion of the beach huts! Millipedes infest plush seaside spaces
Thelma Bartlett, 72, said she faces giving up the cabin she has had at Bournemouth Beach for nearly 30 years due to the millipede problem.
Bill to legalise assisted dying to be laid before Parliament
Proposals to allow assisted dying will be laid out in Parliament later this month.
Dangerous e-bike riders 'putting town under siege'
There are fears it is only a matter of time before somebody is killed by reckless e-bike riders.
Roommates are trapped in car as Hurricane Helene floodwater pours in
Avery Paner, a student at Appalachian State University and her three female roommates narrowly escaped from a drowning car as Hurricane Helene continues to cause havoc in North Carolina
Texas House race in Dallas suburbs could highlight statewide trends
Two Asian-American women face each other for Texas House District 112, stretching across parts of Richardson, Garland, and other cities in North Dallas County.
US arranges flights to bring Americans out of Lebanon as others seek escape
U.S. arranged flights have brought about 250 Americans and their relatives out of Lebanon this week during escalated fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. That’s as thousands of Americans still there face airstrikes and diminishing commercial flights.
After 22 years, almost half of labour tenant land claims are unresolved
Law guarantees land ownership to labour tenants who were given access to land in exchange for labour during apartheid.
Collective action punishes patients, Streeting to tell GPs
The health secretary will outline measures on cutting "red tape" and alleviating paperwork for GPs in a speech on Friday.
‘Drug mules are now even more innovative’
Inside drug mule trade: From headphones laced with cocaine to drugs hidden in plastic inside meat boxes and suitcases at the airport. These are some of the hiding spots that drug mules use to transport drugs in and outside of SA using airports.
NPO helps smugglers in foreign jails return home
Inside drug mule trade: Non-profit organisation Baagi Ba SA has helped 36 drug mules convicted in foreign countries reunite with their families in the past six years.
Janners fume as new £29m Plymouth crematorium left without bus links
None of the bus companies serving Plymouth are prepared to run services to the new crematorium, which has just opened in Plympton and the city council has said it can't afford to fund a service
Convicted drug mule enticed by lavish lifestyle
Inside drug mule trade: The mother of three, from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, was introduced to drug trafficking in 2011 through a friend who was allegedly in the same circles with Nolubabalo Nobanda.
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