1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (476+ words) A new book festival is being launched in Stoke-on-Trent to encourage more people to read and help improve literacy levels. Stoke Book Festival will run between 3-10 October and include talks by authors, workshops and performances. Simon Drakeford, festival director, said…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (274+ words) A new booking system at recycling centres in Nottinghamshire will be introduced for van owners. From 2 January, van owners will need to re-register to book an appointment to visit recycling centres, with drops limited to six visits a year. Nottinghamshire…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (339+ words) Two sisters have turned a lifetime of questions about being identical twins into an autobiographical comedy that explores family, illness and resilience. Anna and Georgina Lewis, from Hastings, initially wrote about challenging the common misconceptions of twins. However the project…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (504+ words) "The lights turned on, I was told there is no heartbeat and you've got to figure out what to do." Kay Crewdson lost her first baby, Reg, during that hospital scan. She said it was the "single worst moment of…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (425+ words) A couple in their fifties have attracted millions of views on social media with videos built around a simple daily question: "What's for dinner?" For the past seven months, Dawn Emmett has been filming her partner Neil Haycock as he…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (400+ words) Conservationists who have helped reintroduce a butterfly back into England have been awarded £150,000 to expand the project over the next three years. In total, 46 Chequered Skippers were released into Rockingham Forest close to Corby, Northamptonshire, in May, using a donor…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (596+ words) An athlete's Hyrox performance has sparked debate after completing a race in Beijing despite soiling herself midway through the event. Footage of the woman competing in the indoor fitness competition despite her soiled legs has gone viral, with some people…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (732+ words) Since the 1960s, families in Leicestershire have avoided the busy airport scramble of the peak holiday season. But how much can you actually save with a two-week head start on school holidays? The "July Fortnight" was introduced in 1965 after a ballot…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (389+ words) It has been a summer of record-breaking temperatures, heatwaves, drought and hosepipe bans, leaving many farmers and growers struggling. But one grower near St Columb, Cornwall, who operates a small-scale market garden, has been relatively unaffected by the drought, he…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (823+ words) A dentist says he's "deeply concerned" by illegal dental tourism "pop-up" consultations in Northern Irish hotels, which aren't properly registered. Paul Brennan, the chair of the Northern Ireland branch of the British Dental Association (BDA), says patients' mouths are often…...