2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (904+ words) People waiting for civil service pensions have described feeling upset, frustrated and ignored as a growing backlog leaves some without payments for months. Anne Sinclaire, from Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, has been waiting six months for her widow's pension from GCHQ…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (453+ words) Daniel Meadows, who was 23 at the time, met Stanley Challenger Graham, then aged 40, at Bancroft Mill in Barnoldswick. The two men forged an unlikely friendship and now they have been reunited for a special reunion on BBC Breakfast. "I was…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (879+ words) After years of uncertainty, permission has now been given to build a new busway between Cambourne and Cambridge. Known locally as the C2C, it has been in the planning for more than a decade and has been the subject of a…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (656+ words) The owner of a holiday park in Derbyshire has voiced concern over the prospect of a tourist tax being introduced for visits to the county. It was confirmed on Thursday that regional mayors are set to gain new powers to…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (405+ words) Customers have been told to expect disruption to services after a main Post Office branch closes. The branch, located inside the TG Jones store at the Kings Chase Shopping Centre in Kingswood, Bristol, is scheduled to shut on 18 November. Local…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (279+ words) Thousands of people in rural areas have been connected to faster broadband through a government-backed rollout. More than 11,500 premises in Dorset and south Somerset can now access gigabit-capable broadband under Project Gigabit, a scheme to improve connectivity in areas that…...

8+ hour, 47+ min ago   (556+ words) The rising cost of renting a home in the UK has accelerated after a three-year slowdown - with tenants told to expect more pain to come. Average rental costs for new tenancies were up 2.6% in July compared with a year earlier,…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1092+ words) It's been a little over 18 months since Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country's relationship with the United States, based on over a century of tight economic and military cooperation, was "over". Trade talks collapsing, tit-for-tat tariffs, and Donald…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago   (618+ words) The UK needs a "culture shift" in how it does business, Andy Burnham has said ahead of a meeting with some of the UK's biggest bosses. The prime minister said those who take risks in business should be backed by…...

20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (276+ words) Guernsey Post plans to scrap its special delivery plane service after a three month trial showed it had "limited demand". A trial of the Special Delivery by Air service was introduced in July following the withdrawal of the dedicated mail…...