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The 19 beaches named 'worst in England' due to major issue - two counties top the list

Each year, the Environment Agency tests 455 stretches of beach and rates the quality between poor and excellent. The samples taken reveal how much the water has been polluted with faecal matter from...

South West Water agrees to pay £24m for 'failures'

South West Water has agreed to pay £24million after the water regulator found it spilled wastewater in the environment when it should not have done so. Ofwat said its investigation found a “range...

James Bond fans stumped as star looks unrecognisable 19 years after playing iconic villain

A James Bond star looked unrecognisable almost 20 years after he played the main antagonist in Casino Royale. Danish film star Mads Mikkelsen starred as the iconic Le Chiffre in the 2006 spy flick...

Your ultimate guide to the National Trust's Summer of Play

Can-do attitude at Benthall Hall, Shrops, for the National Trust's Summer of Play (Image: National Trust / James Dobson)Bringing a family festival atmosphere to 175 National Trust sites across...

I lived in one of the UK's 'worst' seaside towns - tourists should know 1 thing

It’s been rated as one of the worst seaside towns in the UK - but I lived in Weston-super-Mare for three years, and there’s one thing tourists probably don’t know.The little Somerset resort is...

Glastonbury's hate-fest frenzy confirms double standard group-think of frothing fans

Glastonbury is no longer a music festival — it’s a megaphone for militant hate. By any traditional measure, Glastonbury was once a celebration of music. Today? It’s become a grotesque,...

Bob Vylan Glastonbury fury shows Britain could soon be in real trouble

The idea of spending the weekend at Glastonbury, either during a burning heatwave or a soggy gale, makes me shudder. Thank God I’m somewhere, anywhere, else. Not least because Glastonbury is no...

Moment Palestine Action supporter is caught imitating Bob Vylan's Glastonbury chant

A supporter of Palestine Action was caught on camera shouting “death, death to the IDF” during a protest outside Woolwich Crown Court—mimicking the incendiary chant made by rapper Bob Vylan at...

Police launch investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets

Police launch investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets14 minutes agoSean SeddonBBC NewsBBCA criminal investigation has been launched over performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at...

Furious Tory calls for BBC licence fee to be axed after Glastonbury Bob Vylan row

A Tory MP called for the BBC licence fee to be axed after a row over Glastonbury coverage. The national broadcaster was forced to issue a grovelling apology after not pulling the live stream of Bob...

92-year-old man found guilty of 1967 murder

Man, 92, guilty of 1967 rape and murder of woman11 minutes agoEmma Elgee & Sarah TurnnidgeBBC News, BristolAvon and Somerset PoliceA 92-year-old man has been found guilty of the rape and murder...

Bob Vylan breaks silence after Glastonbury set removed from BBC iPlayer

Bobby Vylan has taken to Instagram with a defiant message following the removal of his contentious Glastonbury performance from BBC iPlayer.In the day since their "death, death to the IDF" chant on...

BBC in crisis as politicians unite at 'appalling spectacle' of vile Glastonbury chants

The BBC is facing enormous fury from politicians and ex-bosses this morning after two acts call for “death to the Israeli Defence Force” and “free Palestine” on stage. Amid a police...

Police review footage of chants led by Glastonbury acts

Police review footage of chants led by Glastonbury acts39 minutes agoZahra FatimaBBC NewsGetty ImagesPolice in Somerset say they are assessing comments made on stage by rap punk duo Bob Vylan and...

Two men arrested after statues stolen from country mansion in overnight raid

Two men have been apprehended following the theft of four statues from a country house garden last Friday (June 20). The culprits infiltrated Ilford Manor, a Grade I-listed property near...