An Afghan refugee who is rebuilding her life after fleeing the Taliban has thanked the UK for giving her family sanctuary. Nahid Hamidi and her husband Ahmad were being targeted by the Taliban over ...

Independent lifeboats desperately need funding to keep their equipment and boats in good working order, an MP has said. Paul Holmes, the MP for Hamble Valley in Hampshire, asked the government to ...

The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease is to open in Leeds later, five years after the rugby league legend dreamed the idea with his consultant. The former Leeds Rhino player, who was ...

A giant inflatable bowel to raise awareness of bowel cancer and its symptoms will be set up at three locations in Leicester. Measuring 19ft x 7ft (6m x 2m), the walk-in interactive model illustrates ...

A hospital in Surrey has performed its 10,000th robotic-assisted surgical procedure. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust first introduced the technology in 2009 with the installation of a da Vinci ...

A charity has launched an appeal after what it described as ongoing and "heartbreaking" antisocial behaviour and vandalism across its parks and woodlands. Kent Wildlife Trust, whi ...

Museum staff are "absolutely delighted" to have acquired the iconic painting His Master's Voice following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The artwork was painted by Francis Barraud in 1898 and ...

China waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation directed at a UK university to get it to shut down sensitive research ...

US President Donald Trump says he does not know who Changpeng Zhao is, despite pardoning the cryptocurrency multi-billionaire last month. Trump was asked about the pardon during an interview with CBS ...

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Wales Under-21s women's hockey team are hoping to cause some upsets at the Junior World Cup in Chile in December. The team secured their place at the tournament after winning the EuroHockey U21 II-A ...

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