A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE resident has claimed he saw not one but two "cat-like animals" in his garden after waking up one night hearing the sound of his distressed chickens.

ARMED police have swarmed to a property in Bournemouth after reports of an incident at a house in the south coast town, with a cordon around the site.

A STREET in Manchester has been cordoned off by police following a shooting in the south of the city on Friday night.

A NINE-year-old girl was stabbed to death in broad daylight in a knife attack in a quiet market town. Lilia Valutyte was found collapsed after suffering a fatal single blow in an incident that has left the town of Boston, Lincs, in "profound shock."

HOSEPIPE BANS have been brought in by some water companies after July's record-breaking dry spells. But which areas are set to be hit by the restrictions?

THE UK continues to witness mild weather with outbreaks of rain and dry spells in some parts of the country while Europe sizzles in the ongoing heatwave.

THE UK is leading the way on the decarbonisation of electricity, claimed an industry expert, as she describes the offshore wind industry as "booming".

AN INSPIRATIONAL 82-year-old who challenged himself to climb 282 Scottish mountains after his wife went into care is days from his final summit.

AN EXPLOSION has reportedly occurred near an ASDA in Dover, sending smoke billowing into the sky.

A COMPULSIVE conman who has spent two decades adopting 21 different aliases to scam victims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds is back behind bars.