Comedy actor Reg Varney, best known for ITV's On The Buses, dies aged 92 in a nursing home in Devon after a short illness.

Planning permission for a new village hall and homes on common land in Surrey is refused by councillors.

Campaigners are organising a rally to protest against plans to build a new village hall and changing rooms on common land in Surrey.

Was one of the executed Gunpowder Plotters an innocent victim of circumstance? As effigies of Guy Fawkes again go up in flames, has the time come to rectify a 400-year-old miscarriage of justice?

A south London housing group decides not to unseat a group of pensioners from benches after they are accused of being noisy.

Vandals cause extensive damage to children's play equipment and flowerbeds in a West Midlands town.

Cyclists take part in the Wiltshire Bike Ride to raise money for a heart charity.

Devon beat Berkshire by 40 runs to capture the MCCA Trophy after a commanding batting performance at Lord's.

Chippenham Town manager Adie Mings adds five new signings to his squad ahead of the Southern Premier League season.

A 12-week-old puppy training to be a police dog which was stolen is found "safe and well", police say.

Neil Bettis' second innings score of 120 is the highlight as Devon draw their rain-affected Minor Counties Championship match with Dorset.

As Britain's rich see their wealth grow are we risking a dislocation in society that would surprise our Tudor forefathers, asks historian Lisa Jardine.

Devon's Neil Hancock took four wickets as his side veat St Just to reach the MCCA Trophy knockout stages.

Wales' health minister says it is right to give free NHS care to failed asylum seekers, but Tories sound a warning.

The Glasgow suburb of Milngavie will be a surprise entrant in the race to host the 2020 Olympics.

A pet owner is jailed for four months after killing his dog by putting it in a washing machine.

Several customers and a driver are injured after a car crashes into a pub, causing part of the building to collapse.

Police say nearly all of the 10 luxury and high performance cars stolen from a dealership have been located.

Sports cars worth a total of £350,000 are stolen from a Black Country dealership.

Women should not drink any alcohol during pregnancy, NHS advisers say in new tougher guidelines.