Police investigate whether empty child car seat was left by road to lure victim into laybyA driver was raped after she stopped to check if a child was safe after spotting an empty car seat in a layby, police have said.Thames Valley police said the woma…
Forget shops: how Stockton on Tees ripped up the rule book to revive its high street
Stockton-on-Tees is leading a radical rethink of our urban centres, which is now even more urgent as Covid takes its tollA few months before the pandemic struck, Nigel Cooke found himself under incredulous interrogation at a Local Government Associatio…
Puppy smuggling: UK plans crackdown with curbs on dog imports
Proposals would ban imports of dogs aged under six months, and those with cropped ears or docked tailsPuppies aged under six months could no longer be imported into the UK under tight new welfare standards proposed by the government.The pushback agains…
Police in London hunt for man as part of double murder inquiry
Search for 49-year-old Lee Peacock follows discovery of bodies within space of hours at separate properties in WestminsterDetectives are trying to find a 49-year-old man as part of a murder investigation after two bodies were found within the space of …
Wrong to label Extinction Rebellion as extremists, says Home Office adviser
Peer at odds with Priti Patel over climate activists on eve of more protestsA government extremism adviser has admitted during a private meeting that it is wrong to label Extinction Rebellion (XR) supporters as “extreme”, despite the home secretary, Pr…
From solar power in Africa to UK tomatoes – the eco-schemes to turn your cash green
Savings rates are low but some green investments can pay up to 8% interest a yearEnvironmentally conscious consumers fed up with low savings rates are being targeted by a variety of green investments paying up to 8% interest a year.However, those think…
Young country diary: this dying tree is still full of life
Bromley, Kent: How we look at nature is very important. So I decided to look twice at this strange treeNature often shows that life and death are intertwined, and I have learned that what is important is how we perceive this. I went for a walk to my lo…
Hello hawthorn! £10m sand dunes project brings plants back to life
Traditionally, scrub has been allowed to swamp England and Wales’s sand dunes, but now they are being set freeA few dark clouds, remnants of the storm that whipped up the North Sea the night before, still hang in the big Lincolnshire skies, above a coa…
Proper old-style weddings are back – and they’ve been worth the wait | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The speeches, the tears, the jokes, the dad dancing – after months of missing out on social events, it’s all wonderfulI went to a wedding at the weekend. That shouldn’t be a remarkable statement, but of course it is. It’s been a strange summer: the pro…
Roaming charges return: how will the dreaded charge affect UK travellers?
If Brexit and Covid wasn’t enough, the extra cost of using a mobile in the EU is making a comebackIf you are planning a winter holiday elsewhere in Europe this year, get ready to pay more to use your mobile phone while away – as roaming charges are abo…