15+ hour, 48+ min ago  (200+ words) Two children had to be taken to hospital after being hit by a police van. Cumbria Police said the crash took place on Saturday at 17: 58 BST on Senhouse Street in Maryport. According to a statement from the police, one of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (201+ words) Glasgow remain top of the URC Tries: Van Wyk 2, Cronje, Kotze, Venter, Van den Berg, Mahashe, Q. Horn Cons: Smith 6, Venter Tries: Lancaster, Mc Dowall Con: Mc Kay Glasgow suffered a bruising eight-try defeat by Lions in Johannesburg, but remain top…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (138+ words) A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week. Your pictures of Scotland: 10 - 17 April A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 10-17 April. Please also ensure you take your pictures safely and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (607+ words) A Northern Ireland health trust has been accused of using an ongoing investigation into the handover of the new maternity hospital as "a clever ruse" not to answer questions over delays, according to DUP assembly member Diane Dodds. Belfast Trust…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (319+ words) Police patrols have been stepped up along a village lane in a bid to stop children jumping from a footbridge. Residents in Mill Lane in Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Leicestershire, said as warmer spring weather has returned, so hav last summer's problems of…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (9+ words) Man dies after being injured while working at pub'BBC...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (388+ words) A theatre that was closed when Raac (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) was discovered has been awarded more than "500, 000 so its auditorium can be refurbished. The charity that runs the Royal & Derngate in Northampton has been given the grant from Arts…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (268+ words) A theatre in Devon has been given a funding boost worth more than "8m. Plymouth's Theatre Royal was handed the grant as part of the government's Arts Everywhere Fund, a "1. 5bn pot to support 130 "cultural infrastructure projects" across the UK. The money…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (160+ words) Investigators believe a major blaze at a disused hospital building in Aberdeen was started deliberately. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said about 60 firefighters and multiple appliances - which included specialist resources - were sent to Woodend Hospital after the alarm…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (176+ words) A fire at a railway station restaurant was likely caused by an electrical fault, an investigation has found. Crews were called to Oulton Broad North station in Lowestoft, Suffolk, late on Thursday, where the roof of an Indian restaurant based…...