Global Trade

A plan to remove a lake's weir is being opposed by residents, the Environment Agency and other groups, as a public consultation comes to an end on Wednesday. United Utilities …

Annual sales at Almac, the Craigavon-based pharmaceutical firm, topped £1bn for the first time in 2024. Total revenues for the year ending 30 September were £1.027bn, a £69.5m (7%) increase …

"Russians are trying to ban everything Ukrainian here: language, and also traditions. Even Ukrainian holidays are forbidden." This is the sorrow and fear of a rarely heard voice from within …

A fourth teenager has been charged following a knife attack. The 17-year-old victim suffered life-threatening injuries in the assault in Phoenix Park, in Hemlington, Middlesbrough, on 30 April. Cleveland Police …

Farmers have faced a difficult year, with the longest wet winter since records began followed by the driest spring on record. Meanwhile, the Labour government's decision to start levying inheritance …

Work to prevent landslides from the cliffs above the Leas in Folkestone, Kent, will begin in the autumn. Folkestone and Hythe District Council said it will carry reduce the height …

Boats are sailing once again in an historic, but leaky, lake ahead of further repairs. The lake, at Newcomen Terrace in Coatham, Redcar, has suffered from low water levels for …

A community garden is being praised by users for providing headspace support through outdoor activities and inclusive engagement programmes. The Green Patch in Kettering, Northamptonshire, uses its 2.5-acre site to …

Police are investigating the death of a Vietnamese national whose body was discovered on an Essex country lane in March. Vo Thai Son had been living in the UK when …

Mrs Murphy films her videos with her phone in a holder designed for the car, which she then speeds up and adds a voiceover to before publishing. Speaking to BBC …