Madness at Ludlow Castle in 2024: how to get tickets

The ska-pop legends will be playing at the castle on July 27 and will be supported by the indie rock band the Zutons. The announcement comes after the venue confirmed its first act for the 2024 summer line-up as Anne-Marie, who will play on Ju

Drink spiking in London has quadrupled over last five years

Met Police data shows that while there were 497 offences related to drink spiking in the capital in 2018, the number had risen more than 300 per cent, to 2,066 offences, by 2022. Data for 2023, which runs up to the end of October, states that

Beefy Boys and Alfie McDonald at Ross-on-Wye Christmas lights

Two-year-old Alfie McDonald switched on Ross-on-Wye's Christmas lights today (November 26), as huge crowds filled the area around the marketplace and all the way down Broad Street. Alfie was chosen to switch on the lights after his diffic

Serving Met police officer charged with sex offences

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Queueing traffic on A49 near Kingsthorne after crash

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ABBA Voyage review as London residency is extended to 2024

It’s 3pm on a Saturday in early November and hordes of ABBA super-fans are on their way to the Swedish pop group’s dedicated stadium in east London ready to relive their younger years. With the streets of Stratford quickly turning into a

Wealdstone cannabis factory discovered after flooding

London Fire Brigade was called to a report of flooding at a flat in Archery Close, Wealdstone, on the evening of November 3. The water was reported to be coming from a flat above the affected home. Metropolitan Police officers were calle

Heathrow cocaine smuggling dog turns tail on life of crime

Two-year-old Camila was flown to Heathrow Airport in May by her owner Jorge Pablo Samano Galas.  But Animal Aircare Reception Centre staff noticed her cage was suspiciously heavy and smelt of paint stripper.  Further examination of the

A438 in Herefordshire blocked after crash

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Kingston upon Thames residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

Those with a lottery ticket and a KT9 1QB postcode were awarded a £1,000 win in one of the fundraising lottery's daily prize draws. The winning postcode belongs to the People's Postcode Lottery players who live in the Chessington North and Ho

The Witches at the National Theatre: Review

It tells the story of Luke, aged 10, (Bertie Caplan, Frankie Keita & Vishal Soni) who one day discovers the truth about witches after his parents tragically die in a car crash, leaving him in the car of his eccentric Norwegian grandmother 

Fire and rescue crew on scene in Hereford

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West Croydon vehicle crash with bridge halts trains: Recap

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Herefordshire residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

Those with a lottery ticket and a HR4 8SR postcode were awarded a £1,000 win in one of the fundraising lottery's daily prize draws. The winning postcode belongs to the People's Postcode Lottery players who live in the Weobley area of Hereford

Sadiq Khan slams Jeremy Hunt's 'anti-London' Autumn Statement

The Labour mayor had been hoping for funding for Transport for London (TfL), affordable housing and policing to be increased by particular amounts, but said the Chancellor’s announcements “fell woefully short”. The Government says that t