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Websites will have to change the algorithms that recommend content to young people and introduce beefed-up age checks or face big fines, the UK media regulator has confirmed. Ofcom says …

The final surviving peregrine chick born in a nest on top of Worcester Cathedral has died. Adult birds Peter and Peggy produced four eggs at the cathedral this spring, with …

The news of the deaths of two firefighters – Jennie Logan and Martyn Sadler – and a member of the public, David Chester, who were all killed in a blaze …

A food bank has said it had around £800 worth of goods stolen during a break-in over the Easter Weekend. Alistair Doxat-Purser, CEO of Faithworks Wessex, which runs the Wimborne …

Hundreds of people followed a cycling DJ through the historic streets of Oxford for a "hectic, electric and so much fun" drum and bass bike rave on Sunday. Adults and …

Millions of bees escaped from an overturned truck in the US state of Washington on Friday, sparking warnings from authorities for the public to avoid the swarm. Emergency officials were …

Lisa Kenevan, mother of Isaac, said the families banding together had given each other strength. "We just want government, we want tech companies to understand that we are getting stronger, …

A number of attacks and threats against rough sleepers in a town has sparked a police investigation and left a charity concerned somebody could die. Five homeless people suffered violence …

A Kenyan court has sentenced four men to one year in prison or pay a fine of $7,700 (£5,800) for trying to smuggle thousands of live queen ants out of …

A Telford day nursery has been rated "good" by Ofsted inspectors, having shown "significant improvement" after a previous inspection raised concerns over safety and teaching. Kids Planet Day Nursery Apley …