8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (938+ words) On 19 May Labour's Tahmina Saleem was appointed as the new leader of Luton Borough Council, replacing Hazel Simmons who had been in charge since 2007. So why is Saleem now facing a leadership challenge at an extraordinary meeting being held less…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (580+ words) Bus passengers have expressed frustration over a new bus timetable they say has led to delays. Bosses said changes to Guernsey's bus schedule brought in on 7 September aimed to include more frequent services. However, some passengers have complained the changes…...

8+ hour, 53+ min ago   (472+ words) A car enthusiast has transformed a Volkswagen Beetle into a life-sized Hot Wheels model. It has an aerial made from an old kitchen whisk, chrome trim from kitchen door handles, and its plastic roof dome came from the ceiling of…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (820+ words) Proposals to put 300 properties on a golf course have been removed from a Northamptonshire council's plan to build up to 47,300 new homes by 2043. But a potential 1,000 homes are still earmarked for the village of Long Buckby, near Daventry, where residents…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago   (659+ words) John Swinney has claimed the UK is at a "pivotal moment of constitutional change" - ahead of a summit with the leaders of Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein in Cardiff. Swinney, Plaid's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Sinn Fein's president Mary…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago   (541+ words) Transport campaigners in the South are urging the prime minister to visit the region to see for himself how rural areas are struggling with limited bus services. Susan Dorsett is leader of Hampshire-based group the Knightwood Valley Park Campaigners, and…...

9+ hour, 23+ min ago   (536+ words) A new project seeks to analyse the mental demands of driving under complex conditions to help inform thousands of emergency response workers who drive under blue lights. The 18-month initiative, run by Devon and Cornwall Police and the Open University,…...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago   (496+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is seeking a "unique alliance" with the European Union (EU) but not membership of the bloc, as its trade war with the US intensifies. "What we are looking - and will begin discussions for…...

10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (586+ words) The House of Lords will debate changes to the laws on political donations later on Monday after Reform UK received £72m from two billionaires in 24 hours. Calls for restrictions are growing after huge donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, who…...