A former officer is due in court over a crash that killed a pedestrian and injured another nearly four years ago. Michael Cooper, formerly a detective chief inspector at Derbyshire …

Firefighters worked through the night to tackle a fire at a shop in Tavistock. The fire service said nine crews attended the blaze in the Co-op store on Market Street …

Three people have been seriously injured in a crash between a car and motorhome. It happened at about 11:00 BST on Sunday near Greenhead, Northumberland, police said. A black Volvo …

Police are hunting a burglar who carried out break-ins at six businesses in the same town within 24 hours. The thefts were all reported in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, between …

A £13m regeneration of a high street is to be downsized to help speed up its progress, a council has confirmed. Plans to revitalise Gateshead High Street South began in …

Town councillors have criticised a council for charging for free public events to be held at a new amphitheatre. Run by Somerset Council, the Triangle in Yeovil opened in January, …

The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres last year was down by almost a third compared with 10 years earlier, BBC research suggests. In …

The founder of a community group aimed at addressing masculinity and men's mental health is highlighting the importance of fathers discussing their feelings. With 84 men taking their own lives …

A test which requires taxi drivers to know thousands of routes in a city is being scrapped. Known as "the knowledge", it tests them on the quickest way to get …