Can a simple idea help make the world a better place? Each week we ask a guest to outline an idea to improve all our lives. Here, philosopher Angie Hobbs argues that every schoolchild should record the memories of at least one person aged 60 or over.

A painting by artist Titian sparks a row after the Scottish Government pledges a "significant sum" towards its purchase.

Blackpool council is starting a waste amnesty to stop the dumping of TVs and fridge freezers on its streets.

Letters will no longer be collected from post boxes in Guernsey on a Sunday.

Hidden away in the stores of a Highlands museum is an unusual collection of relics, including a whale's tooth.

A collection of Victorian books which have been lying in a basement for more than 40 years are to be auctioned.

Guernsey Post says Sunday collections will no longer be made from post boxes in the island.

The Welsh Blood Service is using unconventional methods to attract blood donors as stocks run low.

Residents of Hartlepool are urged to recycle as much of their waste over the festive period as possible.

Chinese researchers have unearthed what they believe is the largest collection of dinosaur bones ever found.

Four thousand toys and gifts collected by Surrey County Council are being handed to children.

Organisers of a charity recycling scheme in Guernsey are expecting to collect thousands of Christmas trees over the next week.

A collection of prayers from and for the people of Liverpool is to go on show at the city's Anglican cathedral.

Waste chiefs in Cornwall say they had to spend spend £6.5m collecting thrown away food in 2008.

North East Lincolnshire Council is offering a service to collect and recycled Christmas trees for free.

In the era of the high-def DVD and the ubiquitous game console, the board games unwrapped around the world on Christmas Day are a refreshing throwback. But is it all just a bit of fun or can we learn any valuable lessons from the roll of a dice?

Residents in two Dorset towns are being urged to send as little rubbish as possible to landfill this Christmas.

A motorist accused of dangerous driving after two men were hit and killed while out collecting conkers appears in court.

Cambridgeshire Police gives more of its officers head-mounted cameras to help them to collect video evidence.

Robbie Keane earns Liverpool a point against 10-man Arsenal, while West Brom snatch a last-gasp win over Man City and Newcastle edge past Tottenham.