Economy

An industrial wasteland which has been transformed into a "beautiful green" parkland will become the "catalyst" for major redevelopment works, a councillor has said. Ancoats Green park will be equipped with open spaces, new play areas and accessible equipment when …

A pedestrian has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash with an e-scooter, police have said. It happened on Wallisdown Road at the junction with Kinson Road in Poole at 04:40 on Monday. Dorset Police said the man, in his …

A new indoor tennis centre in Dumfries is on course to open later this year. The Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis (TSIT) project at the King George V sports complex has reached the halfway stage in its construction. Work began in …

Two teenagers car-jacked an Uber delivery driver and fired an imitation handgun during a Christmas Eve robbery, a court has heard. The two boys, aged 15 and 16 at the time, demanded the driver's keys after confronting him in Bradford …

Uncertainty over plans to build a secretive new research centre has been described as "alarming" by a panel of MPs. Work on the laboratories in Harlow, Essex, was paused in March 2023 after years of delays and costs rising from …

Parking meters and a sign have been vandalised at Roundhay Park in Leeds following the introduction of charges at a number of beauty spots in West Yorkshire. The damage was discovered at the weekend, according to Leeds City Council, leaving …

A blaze at a former working men's club which was a backdrop for hit film The Full Monty was started deliberately, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has said. Emergency crews were called to the fire at the ex-Shiregreen Working …

The World Tin Bath Championships have been postponed with a provisional new date of 13 September, organisers have said. The annual event, which attracts hundreds of visitors to Castletown, had been due to take place in the harbour on Saturday. …

Ahead of Saturday's Eurovision final, fans across the West Midlands are gearing up to celebrate the occasion. There are big hopes for the UK's entry – Remember Monday. The UK automatically qualified for the final as one of the "Big …

A man has been charged after a crossbow was fired at a house in Knowsley, police have said. The front door and a window of the property on Madryn Avenue in Kirkby were hit in the attack, which happened shortly …