A passenger spotted the Australian brushtail possum peering out from the display shelf at the departure terminal shop at Hobart Airport.

Stollen pint glasses are costing pubs in the UK around £133 million a year, according to Good Morning Britain - have you ever taken one?

Iran has intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours’ energy infrastructure, setting Qatari liquefied natural gas ...

Oil prices have spiked as attacks on energy facilities in the Middle East have stepped up, heightening fears about major disruption to global supplies. The price of Brent crude oil was rising by about ...

The Office for National Statistics said regular earnings growth fell back to 3.8 in the three months to January.

The number of cases of meningitis linked to the Kent outbreak is likely to rise, a health leader has said, as experts look at whether the bacteria has become able to transmit more easily. Professor ...

Series six of Race Across The World starts next month on BBC One and BBC iPlayer - see the start date, teams taking part, and destinations.

British passports are due to go up in price from April 2026, with the government awaiting approval from Parliament.

After overcoming a brain tumour and being left with severe mobility issues, a Cumbrian woman is helping others to enjoy the countryside.

Annalee Holliday, Head of Grants Practice & Programmes at Cumbria Community Foundation, said: “At Cumbria Community Foundation, the High Sheriff Award ceremony is one of the highlights of our year. It ...

A Millom community group says the residents of the town have been ‘overlooked’, as plans remain in place to close the sea wall to traffic.

Plans to keep a pergola at the Lake Road Inn in Keswick have been shelved. The structure, situated in the Lake Road Inn's courtyard, have been refused by the Lake District National Park Authority as ...