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Scouts were “jumping up and down with excitement” when they were treated to a surprise visit from the Princess of Wales, their leader has said. Princess Kate met the group from Cumbria’s 1st Ulverston Scouts, alongside chief scout Dwayne Fields …

A woman who left her dog to die in her house after she moved out has been banned from keeping animals. Rachel Maxwell was put in a hotel after a fire and flood at her home in Darwen, Lancashire, but …

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he will not vote for a bill which would legalise assisted dying in Scotland. A new law allowing terminally-ill people to take their own life, put forward by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur, …

Further tributes have been paid to the three victims of a fire at an Oxfordshire business park as investigations into the cause continue. Firefighters Jennie Logan, 30, and Martyn Sadler, 38, along with father-of-two Dave Chester, 57, were killed in …

On Thursday 1 May voters in the West of England will decide on their next regional mayor. You can find more information about the election and the candidates here. The West of England Combined Authority (Weca) is a local authority …

A Surrey hospital which is set to implement a new parking system has been criticised by patients who say it is difficult to find spaces at the site. Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford said the scheme was due to …

Farmers have parked tractors outside a BBC building in a protest over changes to inheritance tax. About 40 vehicles converged on the centre in Havelock Road, Southampton, at midday, leaving two hours later. Organisers said the government's decision in October …

A councillor has quit the ruling Conservative party at a council with a precarious political balance. Torbay Council member Jason Hutchings left the Conservatives, saying he wanted to be free to voice his own opinions. The Conservatives remain in charge …

The BBC is hitting the road to cover Guernsey's general election in a series of events to hear the views of islanders. The first roadshow begins on Tuesday at 07:00 BST until 18:00 at Pembroke Bay, outside the Beach House …

Concerns have been raised about a plan to build 50 new homes on part of a secondary school's playing field. Deanfield Homes has applied to create the development next to Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge school in Sonning Common. Residents taking …