A mother who had a front door that would not lock for eight months and a woman who has been unable to use her shower since March have called on a south-east London council to fix social housing "disrepair". Fiona Branson said she uses the showers at her local swimming...

Woman unable to use council house shower since March

Excavations in the East reveal Roman "mega-industries" making beer, salt, pottery - and roads.

Beer and salt among Roman 'mega-industries'

Stephen Roome, 44, says he is raising money for two mental health charities.

Man on football charity tour in best man's memory

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

Almost 300 homes are to be built on an industrial site that was initially planned for redevelopment 10 years ago. Durham County Council is to build 282 homes on the site at Stephenson Road, between Peterlee and Horden, after its plans were approved on Friday. Planning permission was initially given...

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

More than a decade since refurbishment began, new lifts still require a final sign-off.

Further delays to tunnel completion

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

A drug dealer has been jailed for three years and eight months after admitting selling crack cocaine and heroin in Worcester. Kai Stretton was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on Wednesday after police found evidence of his drug line operation on seized phones. The 18-year-old admitted two counts of being...

Dealer sentenced as drugs line shut down

A department store will shut its doors for good in Northampton town centre this weekend. Next will have its final day of trading on Saturday and will be replaced by an as yet unknown retailer. Mark Mullen, the operations manager for Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), said the...

Major retailer to close permanently in town centre

The dazzling display is renowned as one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year.

Meteor shower to offer stargazers a summer treat

Sunderland City Council wants to open four rooms as part of its planned homeless hub.

Overnight pods for homeless people planned

The brooch, discovered in rural north Norfolk, was minted by a French bishop, an expert says.

Bishop's medieval coin brooch found in field

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

A council warns residents that they are liable for their own waste if it is dumped illegally.

Woman ordered to pay £500 after fly-tip discovered

Take a moment to look at our favourite pictures from Surrey you sent to BBC Weather Watchers.

Our favourite images of the week from Surrey

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A prison employee has pleaded guilty to having an “inappropriate relationship” with an inmate.Kelsey Calvert also admitted bringing codeine into HMP Holme House, a category C men’s prison in Stockton-on-Tees.The 28-year-old sobbed in the dock as she pleaded guilty to the two offences at Teesside Crown Court on Friday.The court heard she admits an offence of misconduct in public office by having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate on and before November 22 2022.Calvert, of Ryhope, Sunderland, also pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying a prohibited article – codeine – into the prison before the same date.Judge Richard Bennett adjourned the case for a pre-sentence report and told Calvert she will be sentenced on October 4.She was granted unconditional bail until then.

Prison employee admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with inmate

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Cash grant to repair 19th Century kiln

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