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The blaze began on Thursday 10 April and was not fully extinguished until the following Sunday. By the time the fire was out it had destroyed 27,000 trees as well …

England will be the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. It will not be available for everyone. The focus will mainly …

A woman who accused a former Britain's Got Talent contestant of rape has denied plotting with another alleged victim to get a "victory" over him. Andrew Johnston, from Carlisle, competed …

A new exhibition is exploring loss and changing landscapes following the demise of the mining industry. Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike is a three-part display …

A man who tore down walls to throw bricks at police during a riot in Southport has been jailed. Nicholas Mullen, of Kingsley Avenue, Wigan, was seen on CCTV throwing …

Two men have been convicted of chopping down the Sycamore Gap tree, which once stood in a dip next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. It was an incredibly popular landmark, …

France will build a new high-security prison in its overseas territory of French Guiana to house drug traffickers and radical Islamists, the country's justice minister announced during a visit to …

A man and a business have been charged in relation to an enormous fly-tipping incident in Staffordshire in January. The large-scale dumping blocked Watery Lane in Lichfield with a mound …

Proposals for a warehouse scheme have been rejected by councillors – although a final decision will not be made until after a planning inquiry. Equites Newlands (Thrapston East) wants to …

Hundreds of farmers will open their gates this weekend as part of an event designed to showcase the world of farming to the wider public. Open Farm Sunday is organised …