First female referee will encourage more women to consider careers in football

Rebecca Welch has made history by becoming the first woman appointed to referee a game in the English Football League.

‘The zebras loved lockdown but the goats missed people’: Zoos and their animals prepare to reopen

"It's a bit like when that volcano erupted in Iceland and suddenly there were no planes in the sky. When they came back, the meerkats were a bit jumpy! But they got used to...

New protections for TV contestants require broadcasters to take ‘due care’ over mental health

Broadcasters are required to take better care of TV contestants' mental health under new Ofcom rules that come into force today.

Rapid, twice-weekly COVID tests to be offered to everyone in England – including home delivery

Free, rapid twice-weekly COVID-19 testing for everyone in England is being promised by the government - starting this Friday.

Two-week-old baby dies after pram hit by car in Easter Sunday collision

A two-week-old baby has died after their pram was hit by a car.

Labour demands new law on political lobbying after controversy over Cameron’s Greensill links

Labour is demanding a new law in next month's Queen's Speech to crack down on political lobbying, following disclosures about David Cameron's links with an Australian tycoon.

‘What would Jesus do?’: Easter-inspired diner owner offers job to burglar who broke in

A failed burglar has been offered a job by one of his victims in a bid to embody the Easter spirit of rebirth and renewal.

Police divers join search for missing student Richard Okorogheye

Specialist police divers have been deployed to search for clues in the disappearance of Richard Okorogheye.