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Reform UK has won two seats on Nottinghamshire County Council in a rescheduled election. Voting in the Mansfield North division was originally due to take place along with all other council seats in early May, but was postponed after the …

Crystal Palace fans celebrated late into the night following the club's historic FA Cup win over Manchester City on Saturday. The south London side won 1-0, marking the club's first major trophy in its history. Eberechi Eze's 16th minute goal …

Half of a city's street lights will be switched back on after shift workers said they felt unsafe at night. Many of Newport's lights were switched off in 2023 to save money, but the city's council has changed its mind, …

Budget supermarket giant Lidl has plans to open a new store in Walton-on-Thames, in Surrey. Proposals for the site on New Zealand Avenue, formerly occupied by Homebase, include up to 20 residential apartments, some of which would be affordable housing, …

Campaign groups have joined forces to write a letter to Leicester's city mayor seeking assurances they are exempt from a new anti-social behaviour order. The city council put a new public spaces protection order (PSPO) in place from April to …

Newcastle is to host this year's Mercury Prize ceremony, marking the first time the event will be held outside London. The Mercury Prize is one of the most prestigious industry awards, with previous winners including Ezra Collective, Little Simz, Arctic …

A large-scale solar farm would cause "major harm lasting generations" and should be "dramatically reduced" in size, a council has said. Botley West Solar Farm would cover about 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) of countryside at three sites in west Oxfordshire. …

The first public, on-street electric vehicle chargers have been approved for Herefordshire, the council has said. The five locations, in Hereford, Leominster and Kington, are being delivered as part of the government's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot project. There …

A house has been destroyed after a fire that crews said was likely caused by candles. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service was called to the terraced house in Easton End in Laindon, Basildon, at 10:57 BST. A spokesperson said …

Police are appealing for witnesses after five people were left injured in a collision involving two vehicles. Thames Valley Police was called to the incident on the A418 Aylesbury Road near Gilbraltar, in Buckinghamshire, at about 15:20 BST on 14 …