
I re-visited one of England’s most spectacular hikes after a £5.5m upgrade
The long-distance Coast to Coast route which stretches across the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors is now an official National Trail.
THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026, 17:34

The long-distance Coast to Coast route which stretches across the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors is now an official National Trail.

Roblox said safety was a top priority and it had advanced safeguards in place to keep users safe.

Queen Camilla is to appear in a BBC documentary about the life-changing power of books.

The UK giant is optimistic but chief executive Greg Jackson tells the BBC he is making contingency plans.

Manchester United suffered defeat by Bayern Munich in the home leg of their Champions League quarter-final, but manager Marc Skinner refuses to rule them out.

The move will “starve Putin’s war machine”, Starmer says as he arrives in Finland for a military summit.

The government is consulting on whether the UK should follow Australia by introducing a ban.

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is riding a wave of popularity driven by voters weary of mainstream parties.

Cleaning her home for the festival, one Iranian told us: “Perhaps this dark night will finally give way to dawn.”

Manchester United fan Pernille Harder scored twice against her childhood club at Old Trafford as Bayern Munich gained a precious first-leg advantage in their Champions League quarter-final tie.
Stories did the rounds last year that National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was going to be arrested. He brushed these off as a smear campaign. Now the stories are becoming real: he faces criminal charges over a dodgy R360m tender tied to corruption-accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.

Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson confirms he will refund a sum of $500,000 (£375,000) he allegedly “secretly” paid himself before his Grand Slam Track league collapsed.

Political leaders call for an urgent investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation after a BBC report.
The historic Botha Sigcawu Building in Mthatha has become a monument to the government’s lack of maintenance after a fire tore through the structure — despite repeated concerns raised over the condition of the building.

Are the US and Iran peace talks going anywhere?

The HBO reboot, which is due in 2027, is a spin-off from the original books and the film franchise.
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Real Madrid’s Linda Caicedo scores with a stunning effort in her team’s 6-2 defeat to Barcelona in the first leg of their women’s Champions League quarter-final.