A shortage of housing in a part of Derbyshire is being exacerbated by the number of second homes and holiday lets, an MP has said. John Whitby, Labour MP for Derbyshire Dales, has backed calls for extra measures to control the number of second homes in his constituency being turned into holiday lets.

Labour MP calls for new rules on holiday lets

A charity wants to turn a car park into housing for young homeless people in Grimsby. Doorstep has applied for planning permission for modular homes to be built in the East Marsh area. The four factory-built flats would be for young people who would be charged affordable rents, the charity...

Charity plans modular homes for young homeless

A report launched at the National Eisteddfod sets out 60 measures for protecting Welsh.

Report calls for radical shift to protect Welsh

There have been no objections to the Sunniside scheme, despite previous parking concerns.

Plans for 75 new homes in city centre approved

Polk County, FL

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Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

More warning signs are being put up at a Devon beauty spot after two people were rushed to hospital after being bitten by adders. A Facebook post from Braunton Burrows Public Information said two visitors went to hospital after being bitten at the nature reserve near Saunton Sands beach on Friday.

Adder warning in Devon after two people bitten

The Punch Bowl Inn was bulldozed after a group ignored a council decision in June 2021.

Fight to rebuild demolished listed pub at High Court

A former city centre department store, documented in local history books, will be celebrated at a one-off exhibition. The iconic Cheshire store Browns of Chester is the focus of the More than a Shop exhibition at the city's Grosvenor Museum until 1 September. Often described as "the Harrods of the...

One of city's oldest department stores remembered

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It's been five years since the tragic death of acclaimed actor René Auberjonois at 79 from metastatic lung cancer in 2009. René Auberjonois was known for several heralded television performances on shows such as Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Boston Legal.

The Tragic Death of TV's Beloved 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor René Auberjonois: Five Years Later

Los Angeles, CA

She was born Margaret Ann Lipton on August 30, 1946, in Manhattan, New York, and she died at only 72 years old on May 11, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. Her stage name was Peggy Lipton, and she was best known for roles on The Mod Squadand Twin Peaks.

A Look Back at the Life and Tragic Death of Peggy Lipton, star of TV's 'Mod Squad' and 'Twin Peaks'

A member of the public is seriously injured on a night of disorder which saw police attacked again.

Man's head 'stamped on' during racist attack

Long-serving Gloucestershire pace bowler Matt Taylor signs a new two-year contract.

Paceman Taylor signs two-year Gloucestershire deal

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Jade Jones loses in the first round of the taekwondo but Katarina Johnson-Thompson makes an excellent to her heptathlon campaign at Paris 2024.

Three plead guilty to false imprisonment of boy, 14

An American woman who was found chained to a tree "screaming" in a forest in the western Indian state of Maharashtra had shackled herself, police and her doctor have told the BBC. Lalita Kayi, 50, was rescued about 10 days ago from the dense forests of Sindhudurg district after her...

US woman found chained to tree in India tied herself, say police

Kamala Harris's vice-presidential pick Tim Walz has drawn attention halfway across the world in China. Chinese social media users have been discussing how Mr Walz spent a year teaching in the south-eastern province of Guangdong in 1989 - a topic that was trending on Weibo with 12 million views. He...

'Harris's no 2 taught in China': Chinese internet reacts to Walz

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

John Thompson, who has multiple sclerosis, says he feels like a prisoner in his own home.

Broken lift wheelchair user stuck at home 11 months

L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

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Care home closure consultation 'a paper exercise'

The decision to close the facility in Brampton will be scrutinised at a meeting next...

Care home closure consultation 'a paper exercise'

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