Columbus, OH

A painting described as a masterpiece which was found in a plastic bag after being stolen has sold for £17.6m at auction. Rest On The Flight Into Egypt, painted by Venetian master Titian when he was aged just 20 in 1510, was sold by London auction house Christie's. The...

Masterpiece found in plastic bag sells for £17.5m

Plans to build 71 homes at a former steelworks site have been rejected by the local authority. Project Genesis Ltd had applied to Durham County Council to build the housing estate on land previously used by Consett Steelworks. The proposal faced hundreds of objections from residents who had urged the...

Homes at former steelworks site refused by council

People in part of Stoke-on-Trent have been left baffled with the sudden removal of boulders which have in place for at least 10 years. Some of the large stones on the green area on Weston Heights estate, Weston Coyney, have broken apart and moved. Residents say they were given no...

Sudden boulder removal leaves locals baffled

BBC Monitoring and BBC Radio Berkshire previously used Caversham Park but moved out in 2018.

Conversion of listed mansion site approved

Plans have been approved for a 70-bed care home on the site of a former frozen food factory. The Birds Eye site in Ladysmith Road, Grimsby, closed in 2005 with a fire destroying much of the building two years later. Homes and commercial space have been built on the land...

Care home approved on site of former food factory

BBC News, Mexico, Central America and Cuba Correspondent. Having survived the night as Hurricane Beryl tore across her idyllic home of Union Island with ferocious force, Katrina Coy was taken aback by the extent of the devastation which lay before her. Virtually every building on the island, which lies off...

'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake

Virginia State

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WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

Human remains that washed up on beaches have been confirmed as belonging to a missing man. Between 13 February and 8 April, the remains were discovered at Roker and Seaburn, in Sunderland. Northumbria Police said it had now confirmed they belonged to missing Newcastle man Roy Johnson. The force said...

Remains washed up on beaches confirmed as missing man

A businessman has been given the go-ahead for a cafe-bar in Cambridge despite local objections.

Cafe-bar gets go-ahead despite neighbours' concern

A woman has been arrested after a dog bit three people in a social club, leaving them needing care from paramedics. Police were called to the club on Weddington Road, Nuneaton, at 18:00 BST on Monday to reports a large dog was out of control. Officers arrested the 23-year-old woman...

Woman arrested after dog bites three people

Motorists have been urged to stay vigilant when paying for parking after fake QR codes were stuck on meters in some seaside towns. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council in Dorset said its car parks were being targeted by scammers. It warned that, when scanned, the fake QR codes could...

Motorists warned over fake parking meter QR codes

The 17-year-old boy died in hospital after the incident at West Wittering beach, police say.

Boy, 17, dies during school trip to the beach

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

Aurora, CO

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The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

A campaigner said he and other residents feel "trapped" inside their Merseyside homes because the air smells of "rotting flesh". Neil Dunne, from Kirkby, said the issue had been ongoing since late last year and he formed a campaign group to push for action. Residents have made multiple complaints about...

Families 'trapped' by 'rotting flesh' smell

Police say the overdoses could be linked to a contaminated batch of zopiclone taken for insomnia.

Overdose warning after suspected sleeping pill death

A man has received a suspended prison sentence following an incident of road rage on the A55. Paul Woodward, of Melyd Avenue, Prestatyn recently appeared before Caernarfon Crown Court following the incident on the eastbound carriageway of Rhuallt Hill in September last year. CCTV footage shows Woodward, 55, who was...

Road rage ramming incident caught on CCTV

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Why Depression Can Impact A Cluttered Home & Cluttered Mind sets out to explain the possible connection between depression and clutter. Scientists that study depression have found a link to depression playing a role in some folks.

Why Depression Can Impact A Cluttered Home & Cluttered Mind

One in four admissions to Guernsey's adult mental health ward in 2023 were likely to be linked to cannabis use, a States report has found. This compares with 4% of cases in 2019, when medicinal cannabis prescriptions were introduced. The figures within the mental health strategy annual report are based...

Quarter of mental health cases linked to cannabis

An investigation has been launched after a 20-year-old man died when he became unwell at a nightclub. He was taken to hospital by emergency services from Hidden nightclub on Mary Street in Manchester at about 02:30 BST on Sunday before he passed away. Greater Manchester Police said efforts to establish...

Man, 20, dies after falling ill at nightclub

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Empty Grade II listed pub to become five-bed home

The council planning committee hears objections to plans but also support from the parish...

Empty Grade II listed pub to become five-bed home

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