Blackpool’s skies are set to sparkle this weekend as the World Fireworks Championships returns for 2025, with two nights of ...

First introduced in 1885, they were among the earliest electric tram systems in the world. The heritage fleet includes a range of historic models, such as the double-decker Balloon cars and the ...

Blackpool's sandy beaches could be washed way without urgent work to protect them, council chiefs have said. The resort is suffering from coastal erosion that is washing the sands away. To halt the ...

Blackpool Zoo has announced a £500k update in a 'huge milestone' for the family attraction. The zoo's giraffes are set to be given a new home and new neighbours as part of a half a million-pound ...

Services have been been restored after a tram derailed on the Gold Coast. The female tram driver was taken to hospital in a stable condition and later discharged. Public transport services have ...

A MOBILE cinema has been saved from crumbling away, with the possibility of showing movies on the move, in the future. The final curtain nearly fell on a historic mobile cinema in Wiltshire, but ...

Police are investigating potential corporate failings contributing to the death, ill-treatment or neglect of patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital's stroke unit, the BBC has learned. Offences under ...

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A British couple among the 16 people killed when a funicular train crashed in Lisbon took a smiling selfie together on a tram just one day before the tragedy. The carriage, which is part of the ...

A new report from the New York Times claims that in 2019, Navy SEAL Team 6 carried out a covert operation inside North Korea to plant a spying device. The mission allegedly failed, leading to the ...

US Special Forces Killed North Korean Civilians in Botched 2019 Mission, NYT Says SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. Navy SEALs shot and killed a number of North Korean civilians during a botched covert mission to ...