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A university's decision to give its vice chancellor a 13% pay rise before cutting dozens of jobs has been criticised by a trade union. Bangor University's annual report for 2023/24 …

Parcel couriers need to take more accountability for their deliveries, says a woman whose birthday present for her daughter was stolen after being left on the doorstep. Krystal Selmi, from …

Railway bosses say they are willing to share their expertise on historical coal mining beneath a station in Staffordshire to enable improvement works to move forward. It comes after a …

Two brothers have driven across Europe in an "old banger" decorated as Sesame Street's Big Bird to raise funds for a children's charity. John and Mark Everett, from Leigh-on-Sea and …

Faith leaders in the West Country have expressed their "shock" and "sadness" following the death of Pope Francis – "a man who represented hope for many". The Pope, who was …

A North Ayrshire Council bin has swapped Saltcoats for sauerkraut – after being unexpectedly found in a German village. The wheelie bin was spotted in the village of Viernau by …

A 17-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in a Solihull vape shop was "crying and screaming for help" after bursting into the store, a trial has heard. Reuben Higgins had …

Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig are among the final list of candidates hoping to become Cambridge University's new chancellor. The list also includes eight men, ranging from …