Pope Francis wanted to "create a more fraternal world and to work for peace", the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth has told the BBC. The first Latin American leader of …

Small abattoirs in Cornwall could be forced out of business by rising costs of veterinary checks on them, those in the industry have warned. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has …

A warning for thunderstorms has been issued across parts of England and Wales including Devon and Cornwall. The Met Office said the warning would be active between 09:00 and 18:00 …

A new exhibition celebrating 90 years since the release of a film that helped to introduced the Isle of Man TT to a wider audience has been opened. No Limit, …

A spate of arrests, diplomatic expulsions and public humiliations has plunged relations between war-torn Ukraine and its prickly Nato neighbour Hungary to a new low. At the heart of the …

House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has switched on Parliament's historic Ayrton Light to commemorate the moment his predecessor did the same thing 80 years ago towards the end …

Oxfordshire's county flower has seen a resurgence, as more than five times last year's total were counted during an annual census. Nearly 30,000 snake's-head fritillaries were found at Iffley Meadows …

Police have said they want to trace a couple after a crash in the car park of a garden centre. A white vehicle hit a parked car at Harrogate Garden …

Concerns have been raised over the environmental impact that a temporary ice rink could be having on a popular park. The winter attraction at Imperial Gardens in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, provides …

Primary school children in Jersey are being introduced to the importance of beach safety with the help of an activity book by Jersey Coastguard. The coastguard said it regularly visited …