A police officer who crashed into a wall while drunk and repeatedly told onlookers not to worry as he “was the police” has been sacked.

A second man has been charged following an alleged attack which saw a 19-year-old man airlifted to hospital.

Parents have been left “scared” and “shocked” after their children found a knife buried in a park’s sandpit.

Traffic on a motorway was at a standstill following an accident involving two vehicles.

A person has been taken to hospital after a lorry overturned near a roundabout.

A woman who adapted her house to breed German shepherds illegally has been prosecuted, after neighbours reported hearing dogs barking uncontrollably.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing teenager.

A mum who had to be shocked 10 times with a defibrillator has been reunited with the ambulance crew that saved her life.

A 31-year-old man who approached young girls at a play park and made disgusting suggestions to them has been jailed.

A former office building which was converted into flats is for sale with a multi-million-pound price tag.

Plans have been submitted for a care home that the applicant says is needed to meet the “clear and unmet need” of an aging population.

Men in their 30s were arrested while a boy was given a warning after a shopper’s car was egged during a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

A busy stretch of the A249 will be shutting this weekend to allow work to continue on a multi-million-pound road improvement scheme.

A cherry grower is featuring alongside a Michelin-starred chef in a TV advert for a national chain.

A bid to cover land the size of 86 football pitches in solar panels was turned down by councillors who said they should be on roofs, not in fields.

Teenage sweethearts who met volunteering at an animal sanctuary now have five rescue horses of their own, and tied the knot this summer.

The heartbroken mum of a toddler who has a rare kidney disease says she is watching him “fight for his life”.

Police will have additional powers to tackle disorder in a town centre this weekend.

A probe is set to find out where a new waste contract, which has seen more than 36,000 reports of missed collections, went so wrong.

A popular pub, known for its sports and weekend DJ events, has reopened after being shut for two weeks.