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Improvements have been made to a climbing hotspot in the Peak District to make it more accessible for people with disabilities. Changes at Horseshoe Quarry, near Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire, include the installation of a wheelchair-friendly gate and the removal …

Plans have been submitted for two barges that could be used for bombing practice at a Ministry of Defence site in Lincolnshire. The boats would be based at Holbeach Air Weapons Range, near Gedney Drove End. The RAF and planes …

The event promised "a taste of Holland" – a country famous for its vast tulip fields – and also features Dutch street food and live entertainment. While the garden is open, so-called tulip guardians will maintain the fields while encouraging …

Tributes have been paid by the cast of US comedy series Cheers after George Wendt – who starred as Norm Peterson – died at the age of 76. Ted Danson, who played bar boss Sam Malone, said he was "devastated …

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 council has said it will pay about £2.3m in refunds after overcharging people for the cost of care. Southend-on-Sea City Council said there was a technical error when new software was set up in 2018. A total of 586 …

A woman has been sexually assaulted by a man at Dover Castle, police said. The force is appealing for witnesses after the sexual assault in the wartime tunnels at about 13:30 BST on Sunday 6 April. Kent Police described the …

A Kent nature reserve is playing a key role in efforts to revive southern England's dwindling curlew population. Thirty-nine chicks have successfully hatched and are being raised in captivity as part of a project to save one of Britain's most …

A Kent partnership which aims to tackle vapes being sold illegally and to people who are underage is being extended to a second town in the county. The Local Vape Action (LVA) pilot was launched in Tunbridge Wells in September …

Birmingham City Council says 12,803 tonnes of uncollected waste have accumulated on the streets of the city this week, as an all-out strike by refuse workers continues. The council said only a small number of waste trucks had been deployed …