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• 31/01/08 04:54

  January storms wreak havoc on Scottish heritage
  

  Storms in January have caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage to Scotland's historic buildings, a charity says. According to the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), some of the country's best-loved historic buildings and gardens have suffered in "the exceptionally bad weather this month".....

  
  

• 31/01/08 04:50

  Seven Mersey stations to get accessibility makeover
  

  Seven railway stations in Merseyside are to benefit from a £1.77-million investment to improve accessibility.....

  
  

• 31/01/08 04:44

  UK hit by wild weather
  

  Severe gales have hit the UK, with blizzards set to follow in some areas over the next two days. The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across all regions for Friday and Saturday.....

  
  

• 30/01/08 06:49

  Italy-Ireland match kicks off Six Nations
  

  The RBS Six Nations rugby tournament gets underway this weekend. The first fixture is Italy v Ireland on Saturday at 2pm, followed at 4.....

  
  

• 30/01/08 06:17

  Blackpool illuminations light up January sales
  

  Blackpool Council held a January sale with a difference today, auctioning off some of the resort's famous illuminations to the highest bidder. The sell-off, the first of its kind to be open to both private buyers and the public, comes as the council updates its collection of attractions for the annual Blackpool Festival of Light.....

  
  

• 30/01/08 04:27

  Rare Cornish fish fingered
  

  Two of Cornwall's estuaries have turned up some surprising aquatic residents. The Environment Agency has been scouring the Fal and Camel estuaries since last year, and says that the diversity of species it has found so far is an encouraging sign of healthy waters.....

  
  

• 29/01/08 12:35

  UK hotels see busy December
  

  Hotels in London and elsewhere in the UK enjoyed a growth in sales over the festive period, according to an industry survey. Preliminary figures from PKF Hotel Consultancy Services show that room rates in London were 6.....

  
  

• 29/01/08 09:41

  Massive sculpture for Ebbsfleet
  

  A huge public artwork is being planned for the new Ebbsfleet International train station in North Kent, which was officially opened today. The structure, proposed to be twice the height of the Angel of the North, will be created by one of five short-listed candidates, and will be positioned close to the A2.....

  
  

• 29/01/08 06:28

  "Cattle prod" for First Great Western
  

  Campaigners dressed in cattle masks undertook a ticket boycott on First Great Western train services yesterday, to protest about passenger conditions. The 'fare strike' was organised by campaign group More Train Less Strain (MTLS), which says it gave away 10,000 fake tickets to commuters and encouraged travellers to refuse to pay for their morning's journey.....

  
  

• 28/01/08 06:41

  Lewis wind farm "to be rejected"
  

  A proposal to create one of Europe's biggest land-based wind farms in the Western Isles is set to be rejected by the Scottish Government, according to reports from BBC Scotland. The proposed £500 development on the Isle of Lewis had been approved by the Western Isles Council in February 2007.....