Fears are being raised new 5p and 10p coins being introduced into circulation in the UK could cause skin problems.

A woman is arrested after a shop dummy was entered as a candidate for the forthcoming council elections in Aberdeen.

The BBC's David Sillito reports on a scale model of Stonehenge that you can bounce on.

Warm, dry weather leads to a significant rise in the numbers of rare butterflies in the UK, a study suggests.

A charity warns that possible changes to the free school meals system could end up discouraging poor families from working more.

A council is criticised over the presence of an inflatable, sinking ship in one of its parks on the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic.

UK retail sales volumes jumped 1.8% in March compared with the previous month, official figures show, the biggest rise in more than a year.

Leonard Cohen's former manager is jailed for 18 months for harassing the singer-songwriter.