Baffled mum ‘fined £100’ after leaving a cardboard box on top of her green bin
A mum claims she was fined £100 for leaving an empty cardboard box – on top of the green bin. Rebecca Slater was left “baffled”
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Council meeting plunged into chaos again as people shout ‘you have no authority’
A parish council meeting descended into chaos again – as random members of the public shouted “you have no authority”. Handforth Parish Council shot to
Group threatened with Facebook ban for discussing local delicacy – faggots
A local history group have been threatened with a Facebook ban for writing about their local delicacy – faggots. The 14,000 members of the Black
‘Wonderful’ husband died after choking on steak during romantic meal with wife
A “wonderful” husband died after choking on a piece of steak during a meal at a restaurant with his wife, an inquest heard. Mark Higham,
‘It’ll take decades to clean’: oil spill ravages east Mediterranean
At first sight there are few obvious signs of the oil spill on the Mediterranean beach. Wooden parasols stand solitary in the sand, while a
Hearths on fire: UK residents incensed by pollution from wood burners
If you’re looking to perfect your rural idyll, you can’t go wrong with a wood burner. A mainstay of glamorous Instagram “cottagecore” accounts and Airbnb
Empty Houses by Brenda Navarro review two women, one missing child
Translated by Sophie Hughes, this powerfully bleak Mexican debut is a taut two-hander that examines motherhood through the prism of a child’s abduction. It’s narrated