A Royal Navy officer has completed a "bizarre" and "beautiful" charity run from Land's End to John O'Groats. Lt Cdr Alex Mills, who is stationed at Portsmouth Naval Base in Hampshire, completed the challenge on Friday afternoon. The 37-day run, which he began on 1 June, saw the officer cover...

Naval officer takes on 'bizarre' charity challenge

The packs include items such as comforters, baby grows and muslins.

'Precious' support packs made for neonatal unit

An appeal has gone out for wheelchairs, crutches and walking frames for victims of the war in Ukraine. The Rotary Club of Northampton Becket plans to load the equipment onto a second-hand ambulance, which will be driven to the Ukrainian border next month. The club has also appealed for warm...

Club seeks wheelchairs and crutches for Ukraine

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The vehicle careered off the road in a 40mph zone, broke through a fence and crashed into a gym.

Fatal 100mph crash dad was 'begged to stop'

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A British teenager who has gone missing during a holiday in Tenerife told a friend he had “cut his leg” on a cactus and had “no idea where he was” in a frantic last phone call.Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on Monday morning when he called his friend, Lucy Law, after attempting to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus.The walk from Rural de Teno park, his last known location, to the south of the Spanish island, would take around 11 hours on foot.Search teams refocused their efforts on Thursday in the north...

Missing teen in Tenerife said he had ‘cut leg and had no idea where he was’

The former nurse, 34, attempted to murder the premature baby by dislodging her breathing tube.

Lucy Letby sentenced to 15th whole life term

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Cats of Kansas City

All of these cats are currently looking for a place to call home and have heard it through the grapevine that you've got some pretty nice digs. If you fancy any of them, consider clicking on their links and getting in touch with their respective shelter. All of these cats are in the greater Kansas City area.

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NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

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Sandy Paws Rescue's motto is "Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them," and it's true. Perhaps even for you too? This foster-based animal rescue organization based in Massachusetts is searching for dog lovers with space in their homes and hearts to temporarily care for a furry friend. This is because they have the opportunity to rescue many dogs, but only if they have space for them.

Local Dog Rescue Reveals They're "Desperate For More Foster Homes"

Human bones dated to more than 1,000 years old have been discovered at The Old Bell Hotel.

Thousand-year-old skeletons found in hotel garden

Two men and a woman remain in custody for questioning, Cumbria Police say.

Three arrested and drugs seized in police raid

A Kenyan coastal region has seen a spate of murders, supposedly over witchcraft but really over land.

Accused of witchcraft then murdered for land

Severn Trent Green Power, a leading British renewable energy and waste recycling company, has announced ambitious plans to develop three large-scale solar parks in England, marking a substantial expansion in its green power generation capacity. In a statement released on Friday, the company revealed its partnership with UK-based solar and...

Severn Trent Green Power Expands Solar Portfolio Across England

Two friends from Kent say they are traumatised after witnessing the death of a Romanian tourist during a mountain safari in Turkey. Faith O'Neill and Cheryl Morris, from Northfleet, near Gravesend, say they were offered no support after the incident on a tour in Alanya. Contstantin Butnarescu, 32, a Romanian...

Tourists traumatised after witnessing safari death

Police had spotted the van as it tried to avoid their patrol car in the early hours of Thursday.

Man arrested after cannabis plants found in van

A mountain rescue team came to the aid of one of its leader's dogs which had been bitten by a snake while on a walk. Cocker Spaniel Elsa fell poorly after being nipped on the nose by an adder while with owner Carol Hammond at Thruscross reservoir in Leeds on Friday.

Rescue team save leader's dog after snake bite

Hurricane Beryl has lashed Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula after wreaking havoc across the Caribbean, causing at least 10 deaths. It made landfall as a category-two hurricane early on Friday, bringing winds of up to 175km/h (108mph). It was later downgraded to a tropical storm, but is expected to re-intensify over...

Mexico's coast battered by Hurricane Beryl

A US couple who died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were walking for over two hours in scorching temperatures before they succumbed to heat stroke, their daughter has told the BBC. Alhaji Alieu Dausy Wurie, 71, and Haja Isatu Wurie, 65, of Bowie, Maryland, were among an estimated...

US couple 'walked for hours' before dying in Hajj heat

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People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

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Charity sends van full of generators to Ukraine

A charity has sent 34 generators to Ukraine in its latest shipment to help people living in the country's war-torn regions. From Bristol with Love for...

Charity sends van full of generators to Ukraine

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