All news by author: Rom Preston-Ellis

Nearly 100,000 signatures are calling on the government to halt the decline in the number of ponies that have freely roamed for centuries. Natural England has recently introduced new rules on the moorland

The Crown Inn, in Birmingham city centre, hosted local bands which went on to become household names including Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and UB40. There have been fears for the building’s future as it has laid vacant since 2014

Georgia Mitchell and Beth Smith, who host The Unfiltered Bride podcast, have shared their thoughts on the best age to get married - and it's not what you'd expect

Lauren Mayes heard flapping and scratching noises coming from the fireplace and assumed it was just pigeons roosting. But then her son Toby said he had heard a hooting noise

The family were sat just metres away when the pressure cooker exploded. Boiling soup was sent flying across the room but fortunately no one was hurt in the incident

The adorable Rothschild's giraffe was born at Chester Zoo and was seen taking its first steps just 30 minutes after being born. There are only around 2,500 in the wild

The images, captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on 5-6 January, 2024, provide a view of both hemispheres of the planet.

Bruce Garden saved the bird when he found her with a badly damaged wing on the industrial estate where he mends vehicles. The feathered friend, who he named 'Hopeful', has since taken up residence in his garage

It only takes three nights of high-quality sleep to recover from sleep deprivation. Find out how you can bounce into work next week full of energy and without any eye bags

Viva! founder Juliet Gellatley is calling for the food industry to "take responsibility" and curb their and their customers' carbon footprints. She says this can be done by transforming their menus

Maurice Ivor Birch, 82, purchased the massive length of paper from a car boot sale for the equivalent of 50p originally intending to use it to entertain his four year old son

The fresh sea air has been swapped for a sulphur-like pong in the coastal town of Fleetwood. Locals claim the 'awful smell' is causing headaches, trouble breathing, itchy skin and even nosebleeds

Ben Thomas, who is an environment manager at Waitrose, claims not all viral videos are as effective as they might first appear. Some 'hacks' could actually make the food go off quicker

Fern, a Lykoi cat, was given up for adoption and taken to Cats Protection in Warrington, Cheshire, after her previous owner went into care. It's thought to be one of only 200 left in the world

Engineer Andy took the rock home initially thinking it resemblance a Neanderthal but has since changed his mind to Lord Voldemort. The discovery was made on Weston-super-Mare beach in Somerset

Great Gonerby in Lincolnshire has been invaded by a flock of tens of thousands of starlings, with residents saying they are being constantly drenched in bird droppings

The sacked employee, listed as Mr R Sutcliffe, has now won an employment tribunal against the multi-million-pound Cardiff firm

Research of 2,000 adults who share a bed with their partner revealed more than a quarter of couples don't go to bed at the same time.

But a new study from Cancer Research UK and published in the British Medical Journal found death rates from the disease among those aged 35 to 69 have plummeted

Ben Gojka, 35, munched through six waffles a day from the age of five, getting through more than 65,000 in his lifetime. The thought of eating fruit or veg would make him feel sick

Laura Phoenix, 33, and her husband Anthony, 32, moved 1,941 miles to Strazhitsa, Bulgaria, in September 2023 with their daughters Cecelia, aged four, and Nova, two

Abbie Jarvis, 27, was diagnosed with grade three cancer after a tumour was found in her bladder. She is now hoping to raise awareness of the disease that usually affects people much older than her

Victoria Christie was diagnosed with a salivary gland tumour after a lump in her mouth started to grow and change colour. She was then left with a hole in her throat for almost five months

Emma, 24, had lived in a flat in Edinburgh with Tara since April 2022, but said they were forced to look elsewhere after they were given an eviction notice for refusing a 30 per cent rent increase

Caroline McVicar, 72, from Hamilton in Scotland, was left 'high and dry' after DM Design ceased trading just days after she handed over her entire savings for the kitchen