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Holidaymakers flock to run bookshop in Scottish town

A bookshop in Scotland has gained a new lease of life by offering tourists the chance to run it for a week or two.

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Margaret Black

Watch: The 86-year-old keeping Peak District tidy

Derby
Weather forecaster Matt Taylor in front of UK map showing rains

Watch: What does Storm Jocelyn have in store for us?

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How do you spot a waxwing?

Bristol
Ken Marsh and Sandra Rothwell with their dog Humbug

Dog rehomed after nine years at animal sanctuary

Manchester
Tim Treadwell looking through his telescope

Stargazer's garden gateway to universe

Stoke & Staffordshire
Filming of The Shamrock Spitfire

Film celebrates Irish Battle of Britain flying ace

Birmingham & Black Country
A dog eating from its bowl

Food bank offers 'lifeline' for pet owners

London
Donald Trump and Nikki Haley

New Hampshire: What’s at stake for Trump and Haley?

US & Canada
Airstrike on Yemen

Watch: Explosions and flashes near Yemen's capital

Middle East
People voting

Fake robocall of Biden sent to New Hampshire voters

US & Canada
Former IRGC Gen Saeed Ghasemi

Charity regulator probes videos of Iran speeches

UK
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East of England weather forecast

England
Prof Gregor Smith

Chief medic erased WhatsApps on 'frequent basis'

Scotland
A conservatory torn apart by Storm Isha winds

Video shows damage caused by Storm Isha

Scotland
Alina Joseph

Mum 'haunted by injustice' after son dies in prank

Wales
People queue outside Glasgow Central Station.

Video shows mass queues at Glasgow Central Station

Glasgow & West Scotland
Jet aborting landing

Watch: The crazy flight diversions caused by Storm Isha

UK
Fallen tree on Ravenhill Road, Belfast

Northern Ireland clean-up begins after Storm Isha

Northern Ireland
Weather forecast for Scotland

Storm Jocelyn brings further weather warnings

Scotland
Leeds Bradford Airport

Stormy landing at England's highest airport

Leeds & West Yorkshire

A person views as large waves hit the harbour wall at sunrinse during Storm Isha in Newhaven, southern Britain, on 22 January 2024

Dramatic videos show Storm Isha damage so far

Near misses, huge waves and more are captured on camera following strong gusts in the UK and the Isle of Man.

UK
Carol Kirkwood

Is Storm Isha hanging around? - watch latest forecast

BBC Weather's Carol Kirkwood looks at what we can expect in the aftermath from strong winds overnight.

UK
Pupils with coats on in a classroom

Watch: Videos show schools in urgent need of repair

Teachers sent BBC Panorama videos of cold classrooms, leaky roofs and cracked walls.

UK
Glass table smashing

Glass table smashes spectacularly during Storm Isha

CCTV captures the spectacular moment a glass table is smashed as the UK sees winds of up to 90mph (145km/h).

UK
Matt Taylor stands in front of a weather map of the UK

Storm Isha: Widespread warnings as system set to hit UK

Damaging winds and heavy rains are due to affect most areas potentially causing disruption to travel and power cuts.

UK
View over Edinburgh city with blue sky and clouds above

Weather for the Week Ahead

Mild and very windy weather is set to break the cold spell but when will conditions become more settled? Chris Fawkes has the long-range forecast.

UK
Matt Taylor sitting in front of computer screens

Storm Isha due to hit the UK on Sunday

Matt Taylor has the latest on the storm which is expected to bring damaging winds and heavy rain on Sunday and Monday, as well as disruption to travel and power supplies.

UK
Kenneth and Bronson Battersby

'They were both found looking very peaceful' - sister

The bodies of 60-year-old Kenneth Battersby and two-year-old Bronson were found dead at their home.

UK
Queen Camilla

Watch: Queen Camilla asked about King Charles's health

On Wednesday, King Charles III announced he would be having a procedure for an enlarged prostate.

UK
Carol Kirkwood presenting weather

We're in for a cold week... Here's the latest forecast

Arctic winds and frost meant temperatures dropped to -14C, with snow in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

UK
Floral tributes have been left outside the property in Skegness

Listen: Children's services boss on Bronson Battersby

Heather Sandy, from Lincolnshire council, tells the World at One what she knows about the death of the two-year-old.

UK
A scuffle, with a man falling over during a watch robbery

How undercover officers caught designer watch thieves

Police officers posed as luxury watch owners, to lure suspected criminals into robbing them.

UK
Rwanda's President Kagame speaks to the BBC at Davos

Rwanda: We'll give cash back if refugees don't arrive

In an exclusive BBC video, President Kagame says issues with the Rwanda plan are the "UK's problem".

UK
Eleanor Williams - two images

Watch: The video evidence that helped convict Eleanor Williams

While false rape allegations are very rare, this video shows the extent of Williams' deceit over years.

UK
Lord Cameron

Cameron refuses to confirm Greensill pay

He has was asked by Laura Kuenssberg to confirm how much money he was paid by Greensill Capital when he left politics.

UK
Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer backs strikes to stop Houthi attacks

Sir Keir Starmer says Labour backs the military operation to stop Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

UK
Lord Cameron

Cameron says Houthis are escalating tensions in Middle East

The foreign secretary says the UK and its allies had little choice to act against attacks on commercial vessels.

UK
Annie smiling in a radio studio

Annie Nightingale: 'I became the token woman'

BBC Radio 1's longest serving DJ, who has died aged 83, spoke about how her career in broadcasting started.

UK
Dog walking through snow in Kent

Watch forecast: Snow risk in north and south

Forecasters are warning of very cold weather going into next week, with Arctic winds set to chill.

UK
Richard Roll, a whistleblower in the Post Office scandal, speaking to BBC Panorama

Whistleblower testifies in Post Office scandal

Richard Roll revealed to Panorama in 2015 how Fujitsu could secretly alter sub-postmasters' accounts.

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