5+ hour, 9+ min ago   (458+ words) Laptops, phones and bikes are top of the shopping list for thieves as students head off to university, according to insurer Aviva. They are the items most likely to be on student insurance claims - after being stolen from digs, cars,…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago   (255+ words) Police have released images of six men they want to speak to in connection with an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth. Hampshire police attended Eastney Marina on 6 September after hundreds of demonstrators blocked roads in an attempt to stop coaches carrying…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (355+ words) Ticket evaders on the West Midlands Metro will face a £100 penalty as a new inspection scheme comes into force. Revenue officers are set to carry out regular inspections under the Buy Before You Board (BBYB) scheme, which has been fully…...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago   (343+ words) A man has been charged with concealing his identity at a protest in Portsmouth, after police warned they would arrest demonstrators using face masks and coverings. Several hundred anti-migrant protesters marched through the city centre while anti-racism groups also made…...

22+ hour, 46+ min ago   (202+ words) Thousands more reusable drink covers have been funded to help people protect themselves from spiking. The latest funding brought the total number of DrinkSeals ordered for Guernsey since 2024 to 7,500. The covers stretch over most glasses and cups, leaving a small…...

19+ hour ago   (312+ words) A zoo has blamed a computer error after it advertised a "child predator tour" online to see its tigers and lions. Bosses at Chester Zoo quickly changed the 90-minute bus tour's name after it was branded "sinister" by visitors. A…...

19+ hour, 34+ min ago   (270+ words) Police are investigating the use of a firearm after a man was found dead in West Lothian. Emergency services were called to reports of an injured person in a house on Harestanes Road, Armadale, at about 11:50 on Saturday. A 35-year-old…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago   (747+ words) A Nottingham attacks survivor who was left with no memory of his life before the tragedy has praised a brain injury charity for its "amazing" support. Wayne Birkett, 63, was struck by a van driven by triple killer Valdo Calocane - who…...

19+ hour, 50+ min ago   (17+ words) BBC Hundreds attend Glasgow Green anti-immigration and counter protests...

20+ hour, 2+ min ago   (45+ words) Scotland's papers: Salmond files 'withheld' and Reform £72m 'war chest' BBC Scotland's papers: Salmond files 'withheld' and Reform £72m 'war chest' Police probe use of firearm after man found dead in Armadale Scotland's papers: North sea plans 'shelved' and 1,400 civil jobs facing…...