A banana plant has fruited outdoors in a Poole garden, an understandably rare occurrence which is thanks to this summer’s soaring temperatures.

Amy Hunt revealed she had a “big premonition” she would seal a first senior title after blazing to 100-metre gold on the opening night of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

A Facebook group has been created to help motorists retrieve their cars on the A31 after the heathland fire forced them to ...

Ann Widdecombe’s funeral service will take place on Wednesday at the Catholic abbey where she regularly worshipped. A requiem ...

Heat health alerts are to come into force as the UK braces for the fifth heatwave of the year, with almost three-quarters of England in drought. On Tuesday, highs of 29C in Cardiff, 28C in Manchester ...

Holding a ministerial role in Parliament felt like being in a “straitjacket”, Labour MP Jess Phillips has said. Ms Phillips served as the minister for safeguarding and women and girls for two years ...

A Police Federation boss urged Andy Burnham to ‘listen’ to the public after No 10 resisted pressure to keep Jessie Cole and ...

The latest incident happened on Wednesday, August 2, when two young boys were reportedly seen firing catapults in the area of Dugdell Close in Ferndown. A Dorset Police spokesperson said: “We received ...

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