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Is it a bus? Is it a boat? The former Citybus taking to the water

But in retirement, one former Citybus is proving that it has hidden talents. Thanks to the artistry and captainship of Paddy Bloomer the vehicle has been turned into a boat and is making its way on a journey along the…

Family 'seconds from disaster' in air con explosion

He unplugged it and dragged it downstairs, away from his sleeping wife and 10-year-old son, before taking it outside on to the drive, where the compressor exploded. His wife, Ainsley, said she feared that if the unit had…

Man who rates benches on Instagram finally finds his 10/10

Since then he has featured more than 300 benches around the world, building a following of nearly 18,000 people. He had never awarded full marks until revisiting one at St John The Baptist Church in Old Sodbury, South…

'Women from Wales come to my London clinic because of inadequate abortion care'

The Welsh government said it was working with NHS Wales to identify and address the barriers to providing surgical abortion services locally. In Wales, England and Scotland abortion is allowed up to 24 weeks of pregnancy…

Man hailed a hero after rescuing woman from river

Footage shared online shows Samer Jouha pulling the victim from the river at Corporation Meadow in Evesham, before a rescue boat arrived at the scene. Speaking to the BBC, Samer said: "I saw a child walking down the…

Residents 'gobsmacked' over four-month water leak

They say the leak in Bourne, Lincolnshire, has led to water running at a "consistent" flow across a footpath by the A151 into a woodland for at least four months. It has been reported by a number of local residents who…

Boxer's viral TikTok gets hundreds of SEND children in the gym

The 21-year-old started doing sessions in his parents' garage for children with disabilities two years ago, but the demand was so huge he was able to open Fitness By Bobby. With younger brother Shay, 16, by his side, the…

Inside secret police warehouse as Germany targets small boats gangs

Germany has become a staging post for criminals organising crossings on the English Channel, and authorities have now carried out their first raids under a new law making it a crime to facilitate migrant smuggling to the…

Farmers praised as heroes for work to stop Stourbridge fire

A group of more than a dozen farmers and residents used tractors to dig furrows in Stourbridge, helping to contain the huge fire there on Thursday. "The size of it and the speed it accelerated was just incredible," one…

Iraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their return

No children play in the streets. No shops are open. Roofless houses stretch across the hillside, their walls pockmarked by shellfire, while weeds and wild grasses grow through collapsed living rooms. A decade after…