British actor and comedian Ricky Gervais has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Receiving his star on Friday, Gervais said he was “humbled” and that his success was a mix of “luck, persistence, and a little bit of pushing against the tide”. “Finally, a star that will give snarky commentary...
BBC Keeleigh Plant fell 100ft on to a rocky beach A Devon woman died after she tried to retrieve her dog from a cliff edge, an inquest has heard. Keeleigh Plant, from Galmpton, Devon, had been walking her two pet cockapoo dogs with her boyfriend one afternoon in May 2023 when she died. The 18-year-old...
BBC Landlord Dave Cooper and veterans Leighton Lucas and Dermot Rogers are walking 300 miles Two veterans and a pub landlord have set out on a 300-mile walk to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. Landlord Dave Cooper, army veteran Leighton Lucas and former navy serviceman Dermot Rogers set off on their journey on Wednesday...
Dan Martin BBC News, Leicester Alexie Winship Alexie Winship said she would need to use a wheelchair for several months to come A woman says she has been left unable to walk after she was accidentally trampled by players participating in an annual Easter Monday tradition. Alexie Winship said she was among spectators watching the...
Lucy Ashton BBC News, Yorkshire BBC Uriah Rennie, 65, was hospitalised for five months after a rare condition left him paralysed from the waist down Uriah Rennie became a familiar face to millions of football fans after becoming the Premier League’s first black referee. Once described as the “fittest” match official in global football and...