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Pickles Pet Pantry’s Cani-Run Club, a dog fit qualified club is celebrating its first birthday this month, marking a year of remarkable growth, community connection, and life-changing impact for both dogs and their owners.

Families facing financial hardship across Milton Keynes, Northampton and surrounding areas have received a major boost this Christmas thanks to the success of the Pallets of Hope campaign, led by Franklins Solicitors.

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This festive season, Midsummer Place is embracing the spirit of ‘kindness’ with the release of its heartfelt Christmas short film.

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A man has appeared in court charged with drugging and raping his ex-wife over a 13-year period.

A balcony of onlookers stare as three diggers gnaw at the four-storey building that was a fixture of their daily view.

A two-year-old boy has died, and five others have been seriously injured after their broken-down car was hit by another vehicle on the A1 motorway.

Two Islamic State extremists have been found guilty of plotting a deadly gun attack on Manchester's Jewish community.

In a massive Christmas U-turn by Sir Keir Starmer, the government has announced a huge climbdown on inheritance tax on farmers.

Cricket bosses are investigating a video appearing to show Ben Duckett drunk and slurring his words during the Ashes tour.

A judge has quashed a summons against comedian Reginald D Hunter, brought privately by Campaign Against Antisemitism, ruling it "abusive" and intended to get the comedian "cancelled".

Two burglars who used the Grindr dating app to trick victims into letting them into their homes have been jailed.

Russell Brand has been charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault, police have said.

A man has appeared in court charged with drugging and raping his ex-wife over a 13-year period.

A two-year-old boy has died, and five others have been seriously injured after their broken-down car was hit by another vehicle on the A1 motorway.

In a massive Christmas U-turn by Sir Keir Starmer, the government has announced a huge climbdown on inheritance tax on farmers.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in central London at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action hunger strikers.

Cricket bosses are investigating a video appearing to show Ben Duckett drunk and slurring his words during the Ashes tour.

Two burglars who used the Grindr dating app to trick victims into letting them into their homes have been jailed.

Two Islamic State extremists have been found guilty of plotting a deadly gun attack on Manchester's Jewish community.

Chelsea have made an enquiry about signing Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo in January.

The England and Wales Cricket Board says they are "establishing the facts" after a video posted on social media appeared to show a drunken Ben Duckett slurring his words.

Ten wins in a row. Ten straight wins at Villa Park. Ten years since Leicester did the impossible. Is the Aston Villa title fight really on?

Russell Brand has been charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault, police have said.

A judge has quashed a summons against comedian Reginald D Hunter, brought privately by Campaign Against Antisemitism, ruling it "abusive" and intended to get the comedian "cancelled".

Vince Zambella, one of the creators behind best-selling video game series Call Of Duty, has died.

Banksy, the world's most famous street artist, appears to have confirmed he is responsible for a new mural that appeared in London on Monday.

Russia launched a major overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine that killed at least three people - including a four-year-old child.

A police officer injured in the Bondi terror attack has woken from a coma.

Donald Trump has said the US "has to have" Greenland, claiming it needs the territory for national security.

A Russian general being blown up on his own doorstep isn't a good look for Moscow, and it seems it's becoming increasingly common.

The US is in "active pursuit" of a third oil tanker near Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea, officials have said.

In a massive Christmas U-turn by Sir Keir Starmer, the government has announced a huge climbdown on inheritance tax on farmers.

A man suspected of killing 15 people during a shooting in Bondi Beach "conducted firearms training" with his father before the attack on a Jewish event, Australian police have said.

A millionaires' playground, Poole in Dorset boasts some of the most expensive properties in the UK, and has been called Britain's Palm Beach.

The UK could be set to have had its warmest year on record, according to forecasters.

Two burglars who used the Grindr dating app to trick victims into letting them into their homes have been jailed.

The market seems to be content, for now at least, to keep betting big on AI.

Uber and Lyft ‌are both planning to launch driverless taxi trials in London in 2026, in separate partnerships with Chinese tech giant Baidu.

In a massive Christmas U-turn by Sir Keir Starmer, the government has announced a huge climbdown on inheritance tax on farmers.

A millionaires' playground, Poole in Dorset boasts some of the most expensive properties in the UK, and has been called Britain's Palm Beach.

Half of people think Sir Keir Starmer will be replaced as prime minister by the end of 2026, according to an exclusive YouGov poll for Sky News

Non-crime hate incidents should be scrapped and replaced with a "common sense" system, police leaders are set to recommend.

A raccoon that passed out drunk after running amok in a Virginia liquor store is suspected of two other "break-ins".

A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.

An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.

A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.

It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.

A millionaires' playground, Poole in Dorset boasts some of the most expensive properties in the UK, and has been called Britain's Palm Beach.

Informa, the FTSE-100 events group behind the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and World of Concrete, is kicking off a search for its next chairman.

The average person now has £38 less to spend each month after tax than they did at the end of 2024, following three consecutive quarters of falling UK living standards.

The chancellor's spring budget will take place in March, the Treasury has announced.