Business

"How your day can change in an hour, it's unbelievable." On Monday morning, everything changed for Peter and Alison Themans when they woke up to find their Shropshire farm shop on fire. The blaze, which was caused by an electrical …

A controversial battery storage farm in woodland in Lancashire is set to be approved by councillors. Root-Power (North) wants to build the complex near Oswaldtwistle, near the M65 and Lottice Brook in the east of the county. The Salford-based firm's …

A council has asked the government if it could end a controversial ring road project, but keep the £39m government money it has spent to date. In the run up to the recent local elections, the Liberal Democrats pledged to …

While MPs were being recalled to Westminster to pass a bill designed to keep British Steel going in Scunthorpe – and save 2,700 jobs – hundreds of those directly affected took to the streets to make their feelings known. BBC …

A man is to go on trial accused of driving at nearly 200mph before a passenger in his car died in a later crash. Josh Buchan, 25, is alleged to have caused the death of Ben Taylor, 19, after losing …

Dozens of acts are to descend on Brighton as The Great Escape music festival returns to the city. Up-and-coming acts from Brighton and across the UK will play gigs at various locations in the city this weekend, putting a spotlight …

Free activities are being offered for children and young people in Hull over the Easter holidays. The Healthy Holidays sessions – set up by Hull City Council (HCC) – are available to school-age children throughout the Easter break. Activities include …

Polling stations have opened across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for people to cast their vote in the local elections. Voting venues open at 07:00 BST and will remain open until 22:00. Five candidates are standing to be mayor of the Cambridgeshire …

The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been solved by BBC Scotland News. Friends Ellinor Rosen Eriksson and Asa Nilsson found the washed-up bottle earlier this year. The …

The eldest son of an aristocratic family has lost a legal battle in which he was claiming he should have been given its £85m ancestral estate. The Earl of Yarmouth, William Seymour, took the High Court action against his parents, …