5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (1713+ words) Mention Lucy Letby and you're likely to get a strong reaction. The nurse was sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more. But though two juries have convicted…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (36+ words) Visitors to Bath, Bristol and Weston could soon be paying a tourist tax, which Helen Godwin says would raise money for improving transport. Tourist tax plans welcomed by regional mayor Read more on this story here....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1371+ words) Six decades have passed since Jackie Bassett first appeared on TV aged seven, skipping down the road with her little sister. It was 1964 and she had been selected by teachers at her east London primary school to appear in a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (463+ words) A former Oxford United player will continue to fund its suicide prevention campaign, despite leaving the club over the summer. Former Yellows midfielder Will Vaulks signed for his boyhood club Tranmere Rovers in August, bringing an end to his two…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (512+ words) A statue of a town's famous cat has been cast in bronze, with the sculptor sharing the first images of the work-in-progress from the foundry. Ama Menec has been commissioned to create a statue of Susie, whose adventures in Dorchester,…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (20+ words) BBC William and Catherine praise role of sports in suicide prevention...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (405+ words) Imposing a tourist tax in Surrey would be "the wrong tax, at the wrong time", the chair of the county's official tourist board has said. Mayors in England are to be given the power to introduce an overnight visitor levy…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (645+ words) London's tourism levy will be capped at 5% of the cost of accommodation, the BBC understands. Sir Sadiq Khan said he "strongly" welcomed plans set to be formally unveiled by the government later granting mayors in England the power to set…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (23+ words) Should tourists pay £1 tax for overnight stays in North Yorkshire? BBC Should tourists pay £1 tax for overnight stays in North Yorkshire?...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (523+ words) Plans to give mayors in England the power to introduce a levy on tourists are expected to be outlined on Thursday. Under the proposals, a fee would be charged to people staying overnight and local leaders would decide how the…...