Scotland has long-known it was not part of the HS2 plans but Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he is to scrap the line from Birmingham to Manchester will still have an impact north of the border. Until last year there was a plan for high-speed trains to eventually travel to Scotland...
People are now able to take a closer look at the famous Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs after they were turned into interactive 3D models. The 29 Grade I-listed sculptures were created between 1853 and 1855 and sit on an island in the south London park. Historic England carried out numerous...
Tesco is trying to “lower prices wherever we can” as customers continue to grapple with cost-of-living pressures, its boss has said. Ken Murphy said the pace of rising food prices would continue to slow this year, easing the pressure on shoppers. The UK’s biggest...
A vivid pencil portrait of an endangered tiger has won a place in a national exhibition. Tracy Warner, from Crick, will see her work exhibited in Edinburgh and London. She is one of the winners of the annual Sketch for Survival competition which raises awareness of conservation across the...
A UK mammal facing extinction is thriving two years after being reintroduced to a Hertfordshire river. About 150 water voles were brought to the banks of the River Ver, west of St Albans, in August 2021 by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and the Ver Valley Society. Due to habitat...
