King Charles has been given the first seedling grown from the Sycamore Gap tree after it was illegally felled. The tree, which stood next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland for about 200 years, was chopped down in September last year. Once the seedling has matured into a sapling, it will be planted in Windsor Great...
Sarah Evans Sarah hopes to reunite the snapshots with those featured in them When Sarah Evans bought a vintage camera from her local charity shop, she had no idea what mystery was about to develop. Taking it home she discovered a roll of film still inside and set about trying to find out if there...
1 hour ago Vincent McAviney,BBC London BBC SunExpress defended the decision by the captain, saying it could not guarantee a nut-free environment on its flight to Dalaman A freelance BBC weather presenter says she was kicked off a flight from London Gatwick to Turkey after asking passengers not to eat peanuts. Georgie Palmer, 49, says...
Just now Danny Fullbrook,BBC News, Bedfordshire Saundra Glenn Saundra Glenn nearly went home before Chris Martin arrived in his Mercedes A woman with mobility issues was left shocked when Coldplay front-man Chris Martin offered her a lift at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Saundra Glenn, 64, who has osteoarthritis and “a dodgy right hip”, was walking...
A German military officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for spying for Russia. The man, identified only as Thomas H, had been a captain in the army’s procurement office when he contacted Russian embassy in Berlin and passed on secret military information. German police arrested him in the city of Koblenz in...
A newly authenticated painting by celebrated 17th Century artist Caravaggio is going on show at the Prado museum in Madrid. Ecce Homo, which shows Roman governor Pontius Pilate presenting Christ to the people, is one of only about 60 known works by the Italian master – but it nearly escaped the attention of the wider...
A runner died after collapsing during the Great Manchester Run. The man, 40, was given medical treatment after falling during the half-marathon event through the city on Sunday. The runner – who has not been named – was one of around 25,000 people taking part in Sunday’s event. Organisers from the Great Run Company said...
A woman who was stabbed to death on a beach has been named locally as Amie Gray. Ms Gray, 34, from Poole, Dorset, died at the scene on Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth shortly before midnight on Friday. Another woman, aged 38, was seriously injured and has been receiving treatment in hospital. Ms Gray was...
A mayoral candidate who had been kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico on Sunday has been found alive. It is not yet known who seized Albino Gómez or why. Mr Gómez is running for mayor for the governing Morena party in the municipality of Cochoapa el Grande, in southern Guerrero state. The campaign for Sunday’s election...
A senior Welsh Conservative has claimed she knows “loads” of young people who would like to take part in a compulsory scheme involving military or non-military service. The Conservatives have pledged that all 18-year-olds will carry out “national service” if they win July’s general election. Wales Office minister Fay Jones said the proposals were proof...