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Pupils from The Cooper School in Bicester have launched a petition, which has gathered over 26,000 signatures, demanding that the government ban the use of school uniforms in pornography. The teenage girls argue that such content sexualises children and young people, making them feel vulnerable and unsafe when wearing their uniforms in public.
Summary headline: Teenage girls in Oxfordshire campaign to ban school uniforms in pornography
Derbyshire's Reform UK council leaders have faced criticism, protests, and public questions after scrapping a key net-zero strategy and the council's climate change committee. During a full council meeting, the Green Party unsuccessfully attempted to force an amendment recognising man-made climate change, while authority leader Alan Graves defended the new environment strategy, stating the administration focuses on practical delivery rather than target-chasing.
Summary headline: Derbyshire council leaders face pressure and protests over climate change strategy
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have secured funding for a new project called Pamec to investigate the health risks and disease-spreading roles of midges and mosquitoes in the UK. The study aims to improve preparedness for future outbreaks, understand how environmental changes affect insect-borne pathogens, and develop new detection and control methods in partnership with organizations such as the UK Health Security Agency.
Summary headline: University of Glasgow researchers launch investigation into midges and mosquitoes spreading disease
West Oxfordshire District Council is holding a day-long Waterways Day event at the Corn Exchange in Witney to discuss challenges facing local rivers and streams, including water pollution, development, flooding, agriculture, and nature recovery.
Summary headline: West Oxfordshire District Council hosts Waterways Day to address pollution and nature recovery
BBC News has published its weekly West Midlands quiz, featuring questions about regional news stories, including an item of Oasis memorabilia left unsold at auction.
Summary headline: Weekly West Midlands news quiz features a question about unsold Oasis memorabilia
More than 1,000 school support staff across Merton and Greenwich are set to strike over a pay disparity where teachers receive inner London pay rates while support staff are paid outer London rates. The GMB union organised a protest march to Parliament and the Department for Education. Both local councils stated that the pay gap is a national issue dating back to 1990 that must be resolved nationally rather than at a local level.
Summary headline: School support staff in south London strike over London weighting pay gap
Yorkshire Air Ambulance has initiated a final fundraising campaign to raise £400,000 needed to complete and equip its new £9m Northern Airbase near Thirsk. With 95% of the funding already secured, the facility at Skipton-on-Swale is scheduled for completion in late 2026, replacing the charity's rented facilities at RAF Topcliffe.
Summary headline: Yorkshire Air Ambulance launches final £400,000 fundraising push for new Thirsk base
A two-year, £11.8m project has started to install eel screens at the Barrasford raw pumping station on the River North Tyne in Northumberland. Managed by Northumbrian Water, the initiative aims to protect critically endangered European eels from entering station workings, following a similar project at the Ovingham pumping station.
Summary headline: £11.8m project to install eel screens begins on the River North Tyne
Darren Miles, a 60-year-old amateur skateboarder from Plymouth, is set to represent Great Britain in the slalom event at the World Skate Games in Paraguay. Having started skateboarding in 1977 and later transitioning to slalom in 2020, Miles will compete across three disciplines alongside professionals and amateurs.
Summary headline: Plymouth 60-year-old skateboarder to represent Great Britain at World Skate Games
The government has agreed to write off 90% of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) debts for Central Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire councils after approving their reform plans. Hertfordshire expects to receive £74.7m leaving an £8.3m remaining debt, while Central Bedfordshire will have £36m cleared and must find £4m. Local officials and charities acknowledge the relief but warn that underlying funding challenges remain and future deficits could still accumulate.
Summary headline: Government agrees to write off millions in special needs debts for Central Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire councils
Belfast City Council has approved its first Ulster-Scots bilingual street sign since rules were changed in 2022. The new sign at Ravenscroft Avenue in east Belfast will feature the Ulster-Scots translation 'Corbiescroft Evvenye', following a consultation where over 17% of responding occupiers supported the change, meeting the current 15% approval threshold.
Summary headline: Belfast to get first Ulster Scots street sign following rule change
Kent-based off-road endurance racing team Gigglepin Racing, led by driver Jim Marsden, is competing in Portugal for its third European title in the Ultra4 Europe series. Despite attracting millions of global fans and featuring extreme terrain like deserts and rainforests, driver Jim Marsden describes the discipline as motorsport's 'dirty secret' in the UK, where Formula 1 dominates coverage. The team also manufactures commercial winches in Hildenborough near Tonbridge and maintains a rigorous rebuilding schedule between races.
Summary headline: Tonbridge motorsport team Gigglepin Racing aims to boost off-road endurance profile
Charnwood Borough Council is pushing forward with proposals to ban face coverings, such as balaclavas and scarves, when used to conceal identity during crimes or anti-social behaviour in Loughborough town centre. The measure, which excludes coverings worn for religious, cultural, or medical reasons, would allow £100 fines to be issued. The cabinet has agreed to hold a 28-day public consultation, with the aim of introducing the rule early in 2027 as part of an updated public space protection order (PSPO).
Summary headline: Charnwood Borough Council advances plans for Loughborough town centre face covering ban
Historic England has awarded a £136,356 grant to York Archaeology and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to uncover unrecognised heritage and wildlife in a 68-square-mile area of the Yorkshire Wolds. The project aims to engage communities that typically do not participate in heritage projects, mapping landscapes from prehistoric times to the Second World War using aerial photographs, drone surveys, and geophysics.
Summary headline: Historic England awards £136k grant for Yorkshire Wolds heritage and wildlife project
Darren Nelson, a chef at Trymview Hall in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, has reached the final of the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2026 competition with a £4.50 salmon dish. He is one of 12 finalists competing in Loughborough on 14 October, where he will prepare a meal consisting of soy-glazed salmon with sweet potato and broccoli, followed by a deconstructed Black Forest Gateau, within a 90-minute limit.
Summary headline: Bristol care home chef reaches final of national competition
Martin Paxton, a man who suffered a cardiac arrest while playing a pickleball match in Guernsey, has successfully returned to the sport three months later after being resuscitated by bystanders and receiving a pacemaker.
Summary headline: Guernsey cardiac arrest survivor returns to playing pickleball after three months
A new four-year initiative named 'Restitch the Future' has secured nearly £850k from the National Lottery's Community Action Fund. Launched by Bath Spa University and Bristol-based community interest company A Single Thread, the project aims to establish high street hubs offering repair workshops, clothing swaps, and upcycling sessions to make sustainable fashion more accessible and encourage climate action.
Summary headline: Sustainable fashion project in the West secures nearly £850k in funding
Plans to turn a plot of land in Saham Toney, Norfolk, into a permanent traveller site for 12 families are recommended for refusal by Breckland District Council officers. Despite acknowledging an unmet need for traveller accommodation in the area, officers warn that the development would cause unacceptable harm to the open countryside and involve the removal of mature hedgerows and trees.
Summary headline: Traveller site near Watton faces refusal due to rural impact
Westminster City Council has seized over 1,000 badly parked dockless bikes and issued more than 5,300 fixed penalty notices since May as part of an enforcement crackdown. The announcement coincided with a London Assembly meeting where operators and transport officials discussed the need for a unified regulatory framework across London, as current borough-by-borough arrangements create inconsistencies for users and companies.
Summary headline: More than 1,000 dockless bikes seized in Westminster amid parking crackdown
Seventy-two-year-old Barry Illing is preparing to crawl three miles from Down Ampney in Gloucestershire to Cricklade in Wiltshire to raise money for Prospect Hospice. He undertook the bet based on England's performance in the World Cup earlier in the year, promising to crawl one mile for a win, two for second place, and three for third after England finished third. Illing, who has permanent nerve damage from a previous crawling challenge in 1987, aims to raise £1,300 for the charity.
Summary headline: Pensioner Barry Illing to crawl across two counties after World Cup bet