2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (409+ words) On Tuesday 11 September 2001, hijackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into two New York skyscrapers, killing thousands of people. A third plane destroyed the western face of the Pentagon - the giant headquarters of the US military just outside the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1632+ words) The BBC Radio Cornwall Make A Difference Award winners were announced on Wednesday A hedgehog hospital, a LGBT history project and a community martial arts gym in Bodmin have all been celebrated at a special ceremony in Cornwall. The winners…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (522+ words) Colchester Castle is among the buildings that will be lit up green Landmarks across Essex are being lit up green to shine a light on suicide prevention. Colchester Castle, City Beach in Southend-on-Sea and the Hollywood-style Basildon sign will all…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (540+ words) A mill may have operated on the site as far back as the late 1200s A corn mill dating back to the 1700s is back in operation after essential conservation work. The site at New Abbey, near Dumfries - which is managed by…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (650+ words) The government plans to provide accommodation for up to 1,256 men at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) site near Bicester An MP has hailed a "win for local democracy" after the government agreed to consult the public on plans to build…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1409+ words) Kelvin has a pitch on the Strand where he looks forward to seeing his regular customers As the Big Issue celebrates its 35th anniversary this September, the magazine and social enterprise has been extremely successful in doing what its slogan suggests:…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (311+ words) Listen to Meera Syal's full interview on BBC Sounds. 'I measured myself through the aunties' Video, 00:01:46'I measured myself through the aunties' Up Next. Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found alive in mud-buried home. Video, 00:00:32Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (745+ words) A researcher says it is "only right" there is now a memorial to the US servicemen who died at a Kent railway station in 1945. An exploding petrol tanker killed four American soldiers at Walmer station's goods shed on 12 September 1945. A…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (947+ words) Anne Bradley standing beside those who nominated her for the award To quote the theme tune to a well-known former Australian soap, "everybody needs good neighbours" and for older people in Plumbridge they don't come better than Anne Bradley. Located…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1143+ words) Adrian Dunbar has lived in London for decades but Ireland will always be home From the abattoir to AC-12. One of Northern Ireland's best known and most successful actors, Adrian Dunbar, is fiercely proud of his Ulster roots which he…...