7+ hour, 22+ min ago  (233+ words) Two Blackpool care home residents have been taken to hospital following a fire while 21 others were treated at the scene of the blaze. Emergency services were called to Queens Promenade in Bispham shortly after 20:22 BST on Wednesday. Lancashire Fire & Rescue…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (345+ words) People with special needs are having to wait more than two years for access to a region's NHS dental service, a health watchdog has said. An Isle of Wight Council committee met last week and heard wait times for the…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (117+ words) Police in the Highlands say they detected a driver speeding at more than 130mph in heavy rain on the A9. Three other motorists were also charged with speeding on the route following proactive police patrols and enforcement action in recent days. Officers…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (356+ words) A man who was caught driving at more than 100mph, including on blind bends and into oncoming traffic, has been jailed for a year after being detained by a police dog. Daniel Kibblewhite, of Castle View in Westbury, Wiltshire, also tried…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (719+ words) The mother of a young woman with a severe learning disability says her council is demanding "166 a month to support her daughter attending college. Lorna Greenaway says her 19-year-old daughter has a mental age of five and has been attending…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (414+ words) For Genna Brown, age is just a number. "It doesn't mean anything to me," she said, days after celebrating her 107th birthday. Determined to mark the milestone, her son organised a ride around her hometown of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on a…...