Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a metal recycling centre on the outskirts of a village.
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue said it was called to the fire at Railway Terrace, Kings Langley, near Hemel Hempstead, at about 03:10 BST.
The fire service is advising residents nearby to keep their windows shut.
Road closures are in place and are expected to last for some time, said Hertfordshire Police.
A pub is due to return to the former first class waiting room of a city's railway station.
The Grade II listed room at Carlisle station was recorded as hosting Queen Victoria on a number of occasions.
It is currently used as a storage room and kitchen, but had been used as a pub in recent years.
Network Rail confirmed work would start next month to refurbish the space, including creating a mezzanine level.
The waiting room, which is on platform four, was built by architect William Tite in 1880 as an extension to his original 1847 neo-Tudor station designs.
It retains the character of the time, including prominent original fireplaces.
The work is part of the Carlisle Gateway project – a £27m government-funded plan to redevelop the station into a transport hub.
Court Square will be pedestrianised and Lawson's Monument will be moved as part of the scheme.
A man has died after a fire broke out at a house in the early hours of the morning.
Firefighters and ambulance were called at 00:31 BST on Wednesday to a property just off Brunel Road in the Malinslee area of Telford.
A man believed to be in his 60s was rescued by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service but died a short time later, West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed.
An investigation is now underway to determine the cause of the blaze.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "When ambulance staff arrived, they found fire colleagues administering CPR to the man.
"The team of ambulance staff took over advanced life support, but sadly, despite the best efforts of everyone on scene, nothing could be done to save the man, and he was confirmed deceased a short time later."
Fire crews from Telford and Tweedale attended the blaze, which was put out with hose reel jets.
A free two-day festival is set to take place in Leicester to celebrate both St George's Day and the city's Roman heritage.
A large replica Roman forum will be constructed and disassembled in Jubilee Square in the space of 48 hours during the Old Town Festival on 26 and 27 April.
Visitors will also have the chance to encounter a fire breathing dragon, learn about the archaeology of Roman Leicester and meet costumed characters including knights, jesters, wizards and centurions.
Events will take place at Leicester Cathedral, the Cathedral Gardens and Leicester Guildhall as well as Jubilee Square between 10:00 BST and 17:00 on both days.
The construction of the forum will be led by artist Olivier Grossetête, who specialises in large-scale constructions using only cardboard and sticky tape.
Participants will start by creating key elements of the structure, such as arches and balconies, before working as a team to join the pieces together.
Organisers have said St George and the Roman empire are more linked than many people might expect.
"St George was likely a Roman soldier from 3rd Century Cappadocia, now Turkey," a spokesperson said.
"His bravery inspired legends, especially the famous tale of him slaying a dragon. While the story is likely symbolic, St George is still seen as a hero of faith and courage.
"He became the patron saint of England and many other places and his red cross on a white background remains a national symbol today."
The event has been organised by Leicester City Council alongside BID Leicester, Global Streets, Arts Council England, Highcross Leicester, Haymarket Shopping Centre and Hidden Histories.
A new campaign has been launched to reduce the increasing rates of skin cancer amongst outdoor workers in Devon and Cornwall.
NHS figures for 2024/25 show there were 5,728 diagnoses of the condition across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Nine out of 10 of these were non-melanoma but skin cancer still causes the deaths of around 92 people in the region every year, according to the Peninsula Cancer Alliance (PCA), which works to improve cancer outcomes in the region.
It said cancer was the leading cause of death in the South West and farmers and those working in the agriculture sector were at the highest risk of developing skin cancer.
Janet Sutton, 73, farms rare breed animals at Land's End, Cornwall.
She had skin cancer removed from her forehead in December 2024.
"I stay in the shade, I don't like the heat. It was the last thing I thought I would ever get. I am a lot more careful now," Ms Sutton said.
The 73-year-old thought the scab on her forehead was an allergy. It was only when she went to see her GP about something else that the GP referred her for an appointment with dermatology.
She had the mark removed just weeks later.
"I don't hide the fact I have cancer. I find if I speak about mine, other people say, I had that. As farmers, we are very rarely in. You have to more careful."
Ms Sutton has previously had throat and breast cancer but she had been clear of cancer for five years before this recent diagnosis.
Her husband, John Sutton, 68 said: "I thought she had had enough cancers not to have anymore. I am more in the sun than she is.
"We thought the mark on her forehead was an allergy. It was getting bigger and bigger. But it was quickly sorted. They did take out a large patch of skin."
Mr Sutton said he was more careful to wear sunscreen and a hat following his wife's diagnosis.
The new campaign will focus on raising awareness among those who work outside, with a particular emphasis on agriculture, farming, and coastal regions, where exposure to UV rays is highest, its organisers said.
NHS data shows diagnoses are significantly higher in coastal areas. Among men, it was highest in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and Dorset.
Out of the 5,728 diagnoses in the Peninsula 2024/25, 1,950 were in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and 3,778 were in Devon (2024/25 based on the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset (COSD).
The PCA said teams would be attending farmers markets, cattle markets and agricultural shows until the autumn.
As part of the campaign, they will hand out reusable squeeze bottles with a carabiner to encourage the use of sunscreen.
A carabiner allows outdoor workers to clip on their shorts or trousers for ease of use and able to access while working.
More than 20 firefighters were called to tackle a large landfill site blaze.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the site on Pools Road in Wilburton near Witchford at 17:58 BST on Thursday.
Crews from Ely, Chatteris, Cottenham and Soham, along with a water carrier from Ramsey, attended and worked throughout the night to extinguish the fire.
Fire inspections took place throughout Friday and an investigation into the cause is ongoing.
Thousands of knitted poppies are expected to turn a city's famous pier into a striking remembrance memorial.
The display will run the entire 1.33-mile (2.14km) length of Southend Pier in Essex from 5-16 November.
People have been invited to donate their creations by the end of September.
Labour city councillor Matt Dent said it would be a "truly memorable" commemoration.
The display would culminate with a "dramatic installation at the pier's selfie signpost", Southend-on-Sea City Council said.
Crafters of all skills were encouraged to get involved, with Dent hoping it would instil "a sense of civic pride".
He added: "As well as being a poignant tribute, I expect the display will give a welcome boost to tourism and visitor numbers on the pier during the quieter off-peak season."
Only four fines have been issued for littering by West Oxfordshire District Council in the past decade, figures obtained by the BBC have revealed.
A Freedom of Information request showed a total of 401 fixed penalty notices for the offence have been handed out by councils across Oxfordshire since 2015.
Oxford City Council gave the most at 204.
West Oxfordshire District Council said it took environmental offences "seriously" but argued fines can only be given when people are seen littering, which can "limit enforcement opportunities".
Liam Walker, a Conservative councillor on the council, said the low level of fines was "astonishing" but he was also shocked at the level of littering.
"It's not just about enforcement from the council… and government and police, it's all also about education – teaching people not to be throwing litter in this day and age," he said.
Councils were given powers to issue larger fines of up to £500 for littering in 2023.
Tracy Adams is part of the group Thame Wombles and does a litter pick most days, collecting as much as eight bags of rubbish at a time.
"To make an example of a few people, it just might stop others doing it," she said.
"[Littering is] just pure laziness from people."
The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) warned that littering has a serious impact on nature.
Barbara Polonara, community wildlife officer, said small mammals like hedgehogs were at risk.
She said: "There's a huge issue where they get stuck in a lot of different litter, especially when they're looking for food, they can't free themselves and then they die."
When asked about the level of fines handed out, West Oxfordshire District Council said it did recognise the importance of keeping public spaces clean.
A spokesperson said: "Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for littering can only be issued when individuals are directly observed committing an offence, which can limit enforcement opportunities.
"In many cases, litter found in public areas does not include identifying information, making it difficult to take formal action."
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The Scottish FA is updating its gender policy in order to ban transgender women competing in women's football, BBC Scotland has learned.
From next season, only those born biologically female will be allowed to take part in competitive matches in the women's game.
The current policy allows transgender women to compete in their affirmed gender category on a case-by-case basis, with testosterone levels also taken into account.
The new policy will apply to all competitive football in Scotland, including the grassroots game from under-13s and over.
However, it is understood there are currently no transgender women playing competitive football north of the border.
The revised policy was given the go-ahead at a recent board meeting but discussions aimed at updating the current guidelines had been ongoing for some time.
The final decision was taken after the recent Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.
The SFA rule change will see the governing body bring football into line with other sports like rugby, swimming and athletics.
In England, the FA rules state that transgender women can compete in the women's game if they show low enough testosterone levels and they are assessed by a match observer.
There are 20 transgender women registered to play amateur football in England among the millions who play at that level.
Zia Yusuf, who resigned as Reform UK chairman on Thursday, is to return to work for the party in a new role.
Yusuf will lead what the party calls its "Doge team" – which is modelled on the Department of Government Efficiency set up by US President Donald Trump.
Earlier this week, Yusuf quit the party, saying working to get it elected was no longer "a good use of my time", without expanding further.
On Saturday, Reform leader Nigel Farage told the BBC he was "delighted" Yusuf had returned to the party and that he will now take on a more public role for the party in a new role, appearing more frequently in the media.
He said: "Zia regrets what he said and did the other day. It was a combination of 11 months [of] hard work and exhaustion."
In a post on X, Yusuf said he had received a large number of messages urging him to reconsider leaving the party and explained why he quit two days ago.
"After 11 months of working as a volunteer to build a political party from scratch, with barely a single day off, my tweet was a decision born of exhaustion," he wrote.
Yusuf said he came into politics "out of belief that Nigel Farage was the man" to lead the country, adding "I believe in these things more than ever".
Before his resignation, Yusuf had criticised Sarah Pochin, who won last month's Runcorn and Helsby by-election for the party.
She urged Sir Keir Starmer to ban the burka "in the interests of public safety" during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
Yusuf said it was "dumb for a party to ask the PM if they would do something the party itself wouldn't do". A burka ban is not Reform party policy.
Farage told the BBC that Yusuf, who is a Muslim, "gets even more racial abuse on X than ever" when Islam is discussed.
"In retrospect, he knows a lot of it is bots trying to damage Reform. It is not Reform members," he added.
"Yes, some of it is the alt-right, but there's a lot of bots. He regrets it and wants to continue working for us."
Speaking to BBC News on Saturday evening, Farage said Yusuf would have a "very clearly defined role", and that his previous workload was "way too much for anybody".
Asked whether Yusuf was burnt out, the Reform UK leader said that description would be accurate, adding: "I would credit much of the success we enjoyed on 1 May and since to his considerable efforts.
"Any discussion around Islam, terrorism, in this case the burka and he can't win.
"He is subjected to pretty vile abuse and… we're all human. He overreacted to it and he admits himself it was a mistake."
Other parties have criticised Reform over Yusuf's reappointment. Labour described it as "humiliating hokey-cokey" and the Liberal Democrats called it a game of "musical chairman".
But Farage rejected suggestions the episode showed the party was in disarray, saying "we will emerge from this much stronger".
Yusuf – a former banker who sold his tech company for more than £200m, and was previously a member of the Conservative Party – became Reform's chairman shortly after last year's general election and was seen as central to the party's operation.
The party's so-called Doge UK team, which was set up to identify spending cuts in councils the party now controls, was formally launched this week.
Further appointments by the party are also expected soon in what it described as an "expanded management structure".
A new party chairman is expected to be appointed next week and a deputy chairman will be hired too.