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Barbie is voted as the best movie of 2023 for challenging stereotypes

Firefighters work on the site of a bus accident on 3 October in Mestre, near Venice (Photo: MARCO SABADIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Bus crash in Venice kills 21 and leaves dozens injured

Nazra Alam co-managed to Sanquhar Post Office since 2015 (SWNS)

World's oldest Post Office is saved

Hannah Lumley, 42, moved into her detached three-bedroom redbrick town house, in Northstowe, Cambs eight months ago and is the town's only child minder.

Why mum in UK’s most soulless town ‘wouldn’t live anywhere else’

Being a part of a team can improve your mental health

UK LGBTQ+ community share the top 25 ways they feel accepted by loved ones

The top 25 ways the LGBTQ+ community have felt accepted by loved ones

Tewkesbury school stabbing: Victim locally named as student arrested

Desantis Peaky Blinders: Cillian Murphy & BBC cast denounce ‘homophobic’ video shared by Republican candidate

Cillian Murphy & Peaky Blinders hit out at ‘homophobic’ video

Tourists in Castle Combe, Wiltshire.

Inside UK beauty spot being ‘ruined’ by drones and Airbnbs

Mariko Aoki phenomenon: TikTok revives incredible Japanese urban legend about pooping in bookshops

Mariko Aoki phenomenon: Why does shopping induce the urge to poo?

Blue Light Card holders will be able to get exclusive offers this weekend

Blue Light Weekend launches with huge offers - how to claim

Blue Light Card holders will be able to enjoy exclusive savings on big brands just in time for summer

Titanic director James Cameron says ‘OceanGate were warned’ and likens ‘ironic’ events to ill-fated voyage

Titanic director James Cameron says ‘OceanGate were warned’

The Essex pub previously owned by The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint could become a community pub

Prodigy singer’s old pub to be bought by local community

The new Darwin Green development in Cambridge, parts of which may need to be demolished due to issue with foundations.

Brand new homes worth £20m set to be demolished after issues found

Green Party’s only MP to stand down at next election

Here’s everything you need to know about Pride Month this June

Everything you need to know about Pride Month

Community cooking experty, Chris Sim, shares tips for the perfect dinner party

5 tips for the perfect dinner party - by cooking expert Chris Sim

Mystery as every vehicle in station car park given parking tickets - ‘baffled’ drivers search for explanation

Baffled drivers confused as every vehicle in car park given ticket

I Kissed a Boy will air on BBC Three next month

Dating show I Kissed A Boy drops a day early on iPlayer - how to watch

Editorial image.

‘Gimp man’ arrested after ‘crawling’ on ground in quiet village

Big Help Out: Prince Louis joins Prince George and Princess Charlotte for day of volunteering for coronation

Big Help Out: Royal youngsters join day of volunteering for coronation

Teen, 17, found dead in River Thames is named as Jake Smith, as friends and family pay tribute

Tributes paid to teenager who died after entering river

Woman whose accusation led to lynching of black teenager dies

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill

Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill confirms she will attend coronation

Imgur is making a change to its rules and regulations so users can no longer post explicit content

Reddit image hosting site bans explicit content as rules set to change

Paul O'Grady at Battersea Cats and Dogs Home with Peggy a Newfoundland dog (Credit: ITV/Multistory Media)

Battersea dogs to form guard of honour at Paul O’Grady’s funeral

Paul O’Grady’s widow has invited his local community to mourn the star and thanked them for support

Paul O’Grady’s widow invites local community to pay respects to star

Liam Richards (third from left) and Michael Cummins (second from right) with the DIY SOS team

BBC’s DIY SOS looking for their next big project - how to apply

Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are looking for their latest project - here’s how to apply for the BBC show

Disneyland Paris Pride returns with live concert - how to get tickets

Jasmine Parker, 13, has delivered over 4000 Easter eggs to children hospitals since 2016

13-year-old girl delivers over 4,000 Easter eggs to kids in hospital

King Charles III (Photo by Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Guest list revealed for King Charles III’s coronation

Marcia Grant, 60, has been described by her family as “warm, loving and a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend”. (Photo: South Yorkshire Police)

12 year-old boy charged with murder of 60 year-old woman

Only Fans star Amber O’Donnel at Tesco after shopping for her food parcel donations - Credit: SWNS

Mum uses first OnlyFans paycheque to fill a foodbank

A new trend doing the rounds on Tiktok claims to improve your sleep by listening to ‘colour noise’

What is Tiktok’s colour noise trend & how it can improve your sleep

Ms Bulley's body was found in the River Wyre in Lancashire on February 19 after an intensive three-week search operation

Man arrested over footage shot when Nicola Bulley’s body was found

UK coronation party map launched by Government ahead of King Charles coronation in May - how to use

Government launches interactive street party map for coronation

King Charles and The Queen Consort’s announce first State visit of their reign

King Charles and Queen Consort announce first State visit

TikTok has introduced seven new features to help user well-being

TikTok 60-minute daily limit for under-18s plus more parental controls

Adam Walters with his son delivering potatoes to one of his neighbours in Lloyds Park, Walthamstow.

Neighbours take turns to cook for entire street to save money

Tripadvisor 25 best beaches - the UK locations which made the cut

Stephanie Jones Duty Manager cleaning The Moseley Road Baths after renovation

Britain’s oldest swimming baths reopen to the public

WINDSOR, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: In this image released on December 23, King Charles III is seen during the recording of his first Christmas broadcast in the Quire of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, on December 13, 2022 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images)

Funding pot available for Melton's Coronation street parties and events

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Nicola Bulley: Councillors remove contact details over harassment

The store in Fulwood has since apologised to Ellie and said they would be looking into the matter

Asda will offer NHS diabetic screenings at 16 of their UK stores

LGBT+ History Month 2023: What is it, why is it celebrated in February and how to get involved?

LGBT+ History Month 2023 - What is it and how to get involved

The month-long celebration aims to increase the visibility of the entire LGBTQI+ community and its indispensable history.

CGI Search teams search the River Wyre for Nicola Bulley.

Dive team looking for Nicola Bulley pull out of river search

Azerbaijanis collect humanitarian aid to help those affected by Monday's massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria

Turkey Syria earthquake: death toll passes 15,000

Tiktok users have been using the word ‘mascara’ recently - but what does it mean?

Tiktok Mascara trend - what it means &  why people use code words

Bodies have reportedly fell out of coffins at Bedminster Down Cemetery after the people carrying them slipped on water-logged graves.

Bodies ‘fell out of coffins’ after bearers slipped at UK cemetery

Oakwood Pond in Harlow.

Murder probe launched after human remains found in pond near hospital

Musicians Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters arrive at the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The band confirmed in their New Year’s message they will continue despite Hawkins’ death

Foo Fighters to continue as late Taylor Hawkins with them ‘in spirit’

A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on December 31, 2022

North Korea finish 2022 with three more ballistic missile launches

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss: Former The Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ dead at 40

Lindsey Stockton (far right, holding framed document) with food bank colleagues

National World campaign: A day in the life of a Trussell Trust worker

The Hogs Head Inn at Alnwick has undergone a revamp for its ten-year anniversary (photo: Tracey Bloxham)

Community Inspired revamp of The Inn Collection Group hostelry