The UK has a handful of bank holidays throughout the year but why do two take place in May each year? Here's the history behind them.

As well as celebrities from the worlds of fiction, non-fiction, broadcast, and politics, there are music gigs, an art trail, and visits to ...

The rollout of a new standardised digital system for medical lab test results in Northern Ireland has been hailed as transformational for clinical care. The 18-month implementation of the CoreLIMS ...

Reform UK is “a real threat” to Labour and is being treated as a “serious opposition force” after the party’s successes in local elections, Wes Streeting has said. Labour and the Conservatives are ...

The Leader of the Commons appeared to describe the grooming gangs issue as a ‘dog whistle’ during a Radio 4 debate.

The latest planning decisions from the Cornwall Council have brought a mix of approvals, rejections, and withdrawals for developments in Falmouth and the surrounding area. Here is a round-up of some ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen and he hopes it will not. In a preview of an interview with Russian state television, published on ...

We're heading back to March and April 1977 in Falmouth for this week's Step Back in Time. Falmouth Townswomen Guild show (Image: Falmouth History Archive) It looked like quite a busy two months, with ...

Here are garden expert Alan Titchmarsh’s simple tips to get the perfect lawn - from removing moss to fixing bald patches on your grass ...

The Octonauts are heading to the Eden Project for half-term fun. The popular children’s TV characters will be bringing their Octo-adventures to the attraction from Friday, May 24, to Saturday, June 1.

Eight men have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations. Five men, including four Iranian nationals, were arrested at locations across England on Saturday on suspicion of ...

The territory of 2.3 million people is suffering what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis since the war began.