A beggar well known "for all the wrong reasons" has been jailed for his intimidating behaviour to town centre shoppers and staff.

A woman who sparked a huge emergency response after throwing herself into a river has appeared in court for the fourth time this week.

Dozens of naked cyclists will ride through a city centre this afternoon.

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Lord Wellington may have not quite disappeared from his former home after a visitor snapped his likeness in topiary.

A father-of-two who served as a firefighter for 21 years has been named as the victim of a rail tragedy.

Concerns have been raised after young people were seen throwing pressurised canisters containing laughing gas into a fire they had started.

A factory, which has been at the centre of debate for 20 years due to a sickly sweet smell it emits, is due to appear in court.

A popular young activist who campaigned against racism has died suddenly at home aged just 18.

Waitrose staff described a woman on trial as 'not quite' the standard customer, a court heard.

A man who was blasted by a shotgun when his brother was murdered has been spared a jail sentence for benefit fraud.

A 16-year-old girl, missing from her home since Sunday, has been found safe.

The mother of a man who died after taking so-called legal highs has welcomed a new law banning them - even though it came too late for her son.

The Met Office issued a weather warning as Kent was battered by heavy rain and strong winds of up to 60mph.

A young woman pulled dead from a canal after drowning has been named.

Eurotunnel has today announced it is walking away from MyFerryLink putting 600 jobs at risk.

A man has been seriously injured after being hit by a lorry on the A2 this afternoon.

Police discovered a cannabis factory in a house when they raided the property following neighbour concerns.

A security guard drove a Second World War explosive to his friend's door after forgetting the device was in his boot for six months.

With just weeks to go until Dreamland opens, we've been given a sneak peek of the amusement park as work continues to have it ready on time.