Cumbria is set to be the location for the UK’s first major coal mine in more than 30 years. Will the return of a traditional industry to an economically-deprived area a chance for regeneration – or is it a backward move, out of step with the times, that its critics …

Pop band S Club 7 has rebranded as S Club following the death of Paul Cattermole. Hannah Spearritt will not join their 25th anniversary tour which will see the band become a five-piece. Member Jon Lee said in a video on the band’s Instagram: “You’ve probably noticed that there’s only …

Plymouth people who are sick or injured can benefit from special treatments at the newly opened Plymouth Oxygen Centre. The family-owned business, located in Stonehouse, offers accessible and affordable hyperbaric oxygen treatments. Bogdan and Cristina Buflea, who run the business, say the treatments have been proven to help speed up …

The RCN, one of the two unions to turn down the recent Government pay offer to NHS staff, has revealed nurses are concerned about patient safety and even fear court cases being brought against them for treating patients in corridors. More than 500 specialist A&E nurses in the RCN’s emergency …

The 53-year-old, who presents the BBC’s acclaimed and hugely popular documentary series A House Through Time, was presented with one of the academy’s highest honours during the ceremony on Sunday. In his moving speech, Olusoga said: “Even before I dreamed I would one day work in television, it had already …

  Doing a U-turn in politics is no longer news; ethics is usually for the birds in the cut-and-thrust of politics. Politicians making outlandish promises or not keeping those that helped them win power may no longer spring surprises in many locations, but they still raise hackles in Britain. It …

The Agbeni market in Ibadan, Oyo state caught fire around 04:30am in the early hours of Sunday, May 14 Yemi Akinyemi, the general manager of Fire Services in the state, has confirmed the ugly incident Akinyemi said the Fire Services department received a distress call at 04:37am, adding that the …

The memorable moment TV Bafta award has been given to Paddington bear having tea with the late Queen during the Platinum Jubilee: Party At The Palace celebrations on the BBC. Actor Simon Farnaby, who played a footman in the video and went on stage to accept the gong, called the …

British talent Ben Whishaw and Kate Winslet have won the top acting prizes at the Bafta TV awards ceremony at Royal Festival Hall on Sunday evening. Winslet, 47, won the best actress award for her performance in Channel 4’s drama I Am Ruth, which sees a mother and her real-life …

David Moyes’ priorities clearly lie elsewhere despite not being mathematically safe from relegation, with the Hammers boss making nine changes to his side ahead of Thursday night’s Europa Conference League semi-final second leg against AZ Alkmaar. However, if Moyes was hoping to be given some selection dilemmas for the trip …