An investigation has been launched into a suspected unauthorised electricity connection at a traveller site.
UK Power Networks has confirmed it is looking into the incident in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, after being alerted to the issue on June 19.
The village experienced a power outage five days later, on 24 June, with residents blaming the illegal hookup.
Sitting under park trees during the incoming heatwave is hazardous and should be avoided, a local authority has warned.
Normanby Hall Country Park in Lincolnshire has five aging trees losing branches at an alarming rate thanks to a lack of rainwater.
Temperatures are expected to reach 33C on Wednesday in parts of southern England, but visitors at the Scunthorpe park should find cover elsewhere, experts say.
Buckfast Abbey confirmed yesterday it is coordinating directly with the family of former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe to finalise her funeral arrangements.
The ex-politician was killed earlier this month in what Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard were violent circumstances.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Fr Abbot said the abbey was liaising “closely with the family regarding funeral arrangements” and that further details would be shared “in due course, when appropriate”.
Scientists in Hertfordshire have revealed why they have been watching grass grow for 170 years.
The Park Grass Experiment, situated in a field close to Harpenden, holds the distinction of being the oldest experiment on permanent grassland anywhere in the world.
It was established during Queen Victoria’s reign by Rothamsted Research’s founders, Sir John Bennet Lawes and Joseph Henry Gilbert, who set out to investigate the effects of fertilisers and manure on hay yields.
The Italian embassy was forced to issue a grovelling apology after a group of Italian teenagers caused a diplomatic episode in Thailand.
The teenagers verbally abused a Thai woman on Bangkok’s BTS SkyTrain when she politely requested they keep the noise down.
The incident, captured on video and shared across social media, showed the young visitors hurling insults at the woman, who had told them that screaming on public transport was not acceptable in Thailand.
Europe is “approaching energy crisis territory” with gas stockpiles at historic lows, analysts have warned.
The continent is set to hit winter with gas storage at three quarters full, compared to a 90 per cent average over the past five years.
Supplies have been run down because of the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with up to a fifth of the world’s supply disrupted.
Andy Burnham and Volodymyr Zelensky shared a warm handshake as the two leaders met for the first time at a naval base in Portsmouth.
The pair stood in the shadow of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth as they observed renditions of national anthems from a naval band.
Speaking after their first meeting, Mr Burnham promised that Ukraine can “count on me” as he pledged to visit the embattled Eastern European nation “soon”.
Watch the moment a man jailed for the “bestial” rape of a 15-year-old girl in Edinburgh attempts to escape justice by bolting while being led to a prison van.
Aaron Strachan, 21, was told he may never be released from prison following his brutal assault and attacks on two others at the High Court in the Scottish capital today.
Experts are warning that petrol and diesel prices will continue to rise over the coming days and weeks, with drivers potentially seeing new Iran war-peaks.
The latest data from RAC Fuel Watch marks an unwelcome update for millions of motorists around the country as they face high costs at the pumps.
Britain’s iconic Jodrell Bank telescope is facing the axe, as job cut fears have been raised amid latest cuts to science funding.
UK Research and Innovation has cut the £2.8million annual budget for Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire.
As a result, all scientific observations are set to end on April 1 2028 unless new sources of money can be secured.