The Liberal Democrats have won control of Oxfordshire County Council for the first time as the Conservatives lost more than half of their seats. The Lib Dems now have 36 …

A man has completed a charity challenge to drive a 69-year-old Land Rover 4,000 miles (6,400km) around the British coast. Derek Hernaman set off from Lynmouth, Devon, on 8 March …

About 1,400 people have taken part in a popular guided walk to a landmark in Douglas Bay. Organised by Douglas City Centre Management, the annual trek to the Tower of …

Nick Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Janet McTeer and Paul Whitehouse will appear in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series, US network HBO has confirmed. Frost has been cast as Hagrid, McTeer …

A third of manifestos printed in the States of Guernsey's election booklet have been labelled "dull" and "not very engaging" by an expert in Channel Island elections. Associate Professor in …

A road closure put in place as part of work to build a town's bypass has been extended. Leicestershire County Council closed Melton Spinney Road, near Melton Mowbray, in January …

A legendary musician will have a train named in his honour, a rail operator says. Wilko Johnson, the guitarist for 1970s pub-rock band Dr Feelgood before a long solo career, …

Home education is a "positive solution for those who struggle with school", says 12-year-old Addison, who started off in school but is now taught at home. He is among the …

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has said the funeral of Pope Francis was "very moving" and "uplifting" after he attended the ceremony in Rome. He travelled to the Italian capital …

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a car crash in North Devon. The collision between a VW Golf and a white VW Crafter van happened on …