Daisy the Labrador was found by the RSPCA in February 2025 and has spent a year back with her owners, Rita and Philip Potter, in Norfolk after going missing in 2017.
Babawru, one of the three remaining Akuntsu women, gave birth to a son in December; Brazil’s Indigenous agency Funai said the child represents hope for the Akuntsu and for protecting their territory.
Deutsche Bahn and the GDL train drivers' union reached a wage agreement on Feb. 27 after months of negotiations, averting planned strikes; a GDL spokesperson said the full details will be presented later in the day.
A replica of the works' hooter will be sounded at 16:30 GMT on 26 March by former worker Ron Johnson as part of events marking 40 years since the Great Western Railway works closed; a year-long exhibition called 'The Last Blast' will open that day.
Parents in Derbyshire say proposed SEND funding reforms would reduce the number of Education, Health and Care Plans and could affect legal support and funding for some children; the government says it will spend £4bn over three years and introduce Individual Support Plans drawn up by schools.
A family of at least three otters has been seen along the River Aire and the nearby Leeds & Liverpool Canal between Shipley and Saltaire, and Canal & River Trust staff are helping visitors observe them without disturbing the animals.
Channel 4's three-part Dirty Business draws on the decade-long investigation by Ash Smith and Peter Hammond into sewage discharges on the River Windrush, and it follows recent government pledges and regulatory action aimed at reducing sewage spills.
An Oxford-led analysis reported that vegetarians had lower risks of several cancers (reductions up to about 30%) compared with meat eaters, while also reporting a nearly doubled risk of oesophageal cancer; the researchers said more study is needed.
The painting Quiet Waters by Sir Winston Churchill, together with his paint-splattered white coat, will be shown for the first time in the UK at Chartwell; the work is on loan from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation.
A new notice board has been installed at a former community centre in North Lynn, donated by Purdy Contracts in partnership with Freebridge Community Housing to support RISE North Lynn and local information-sharing.
