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Trail hunting remains a bitterly disputed topic in the countryside, as the 20th anniversary of the Hunting Act approaches.

A landlord has said his pub has been left a "pile of rubble" after a lorry came off the road and ploughed into two buildings near Shrewsbury.

Uppingham Town Council's finance committee moved ahead with proposals which would see the exclusive right of burial for a single grave increase from £255 to £335, among other charge increases.

Commuters travelling through part of Leicestershire have been left scratching their heads over two misspelt bus signs.

Veterans of the Falklands War have held a remembrance service for Shropshire school children, where they shared their experiences of the conflict.

The 40-year tradition was in danger of being cancelled after funding was cut, but residents and local businesses raised more £2,500 to pay for the parade.

Dean Pidcock, group manager of operational response at LFRS, said the incident was being scaled down at about 14:30 but added crews were "still dealing with a very serious fire which is very hard to reach".

A campaign urging pubs and cafes to install sanitary bins in men's toilets has been launched by a cancer charity.

Joanna Jolly reports on the Canadian Aboriginal women who are murdered or disappear never to be seen again. Some end up in a river that runs through the heart of Winnipeg.

Could Peter Sutcliffe be linked to two unsolved killings in Sweden? Joanna Jolly reports

A total of 12 different bat species live in Nottinghamshire but habitat loss and human development have affected their numbers.

The Diwali Basket Brigade project was formed in 2018 and in that time has helped feed 57,000 people nationally.

The sculpture, which was erected in Portland Square in 1995, has been removed as part of plans to regenerate the town centre.

She’s eaten croissants by the Eiffel Tower, drunk espressos outside the Colosseum and now, could it be time for fish and chips on the London Eye?Emily in Paris star Lily Collins has told the BBC she is keen for an Emily in London spin-off as it "would be so fun".Collins, …

A care centre has opened a new respite area which it said could reduce bed pressure at a nearby hospital.

The £250,000 ‘greenway’ route for cyclists, walkers and horse riders, links Radcliffe-on-Trent to Cotgrave and opened in 2019.

A team of volunteers are planting thousands of flowers in the Shropshire Hills in an effort to improve the habitat of a rare butterfly.

Maintenance teams will remove tributes, decorations and other ornaments from a cemetery in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire - the first of five council-owned sites to be cleared of "unofficial grave surrounds".

Telecommunications company Openreach said it had replaced about 700m (2,296ft) of cable after one of them was cut on Sunday.

A council is to start shaming dog owners who do not clear up after their pet, after reports of poo on the street went up by more than a third in a year.

Brazilian music would not have developed as it did over the past decades if it hadn't been for Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, two of the country's most important musicians. They were central figures of the Tropicalia movement in the late 1960s, which revolutionised Brazilian music by embracing foreign influences …

Brazil expects another round of big anti-government demonstrations on Sunday. There is growing anger against the government, hit by a worsening economic situation, a massive corruption scandal and boycotts to austerity measures in Congress. Many are calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, who is only eight months into …

Roger Coonie, 78, who has prostate cancer, said the Greyhound Street facilities in the city centre could only be accessed with a bank card payment and would be difficult to access quickly as a result.

Hillside communities need more investment in flood protection measures, a hostel owner has said, after heavy rain brought damage and disruption to his Shropshire village.

A project in a Shropshire town means that children's wellies get a new lease of life, instead of being thrown away.

The county council is set to leave County Hall in West Bridgford and move to a new site off the A611, on the outskirts of Hucknall and Linby, next year due to high maintenance costs and more staff working from home.

A military veteran and his wife who turn scrap into sculptures of robots have been nominated for a business award.

The eight couples have wedded, their week-long honeymoons are over and now they are adjusting to married life, living on top of each other in small London apartments. But can they really be coached into loving each other? Channel 4's Married at First Sight is a bold social experiment, where …

The eight couples have wedded, their week-long honeymoons are over and now they are adjusting to married life, living on top of each other in small London apartments. But can they really be coached into loving each other? Channel 4's Married at First Sight is a bold social experiment, where …

Similar accessible facilities are available at the Mansfield Museum and Mansfield Palace Theatre, though neither require a fob to be accessed.