Branchton Community Centre will use a £10,000 grant from the Celtic Foundation to expand its free meal programme and is planning a Saturday service after already serving around 50 lunches a day.
A Spanish research team reports an experimental three‑drug therapy removed pancreatic tumours in several mouse models, and the study's authors say the results support designing human clinical trials.
County squash players raised £1,550 at Shropshire Squash Club on 28 December for Severn Hospice, with £740 donated online and more than £150 added through Gift Aid.
New Mexico accuses Meta of exposing children and teens to sexual exploitation on its platforms; jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Santa Fe District Court.
The Little Bird Baby Bank in Stratford will collect donated toys and gifts to provide birthday presents for children in need, with the project launching on 8 February to coincide with its seventh anniversary.
Senlac St Leonards Rotary Club donated funds raised at Morrison's on Queens Road in Hastings to St Michael's Hospice, and hospice fundraiser Sophie Bailey thanked the club for its ongoing support.
Bowmer + Kirkland will be the main contractor for a £274 million Castle Leazes student housing redevelopment in Newcastle after Gateway 2 approval; the project will replace 1960s-era accommodation of about 1,250 beds with 2,009 rooms.
Northamptonshire businessman Matt Sirrell will join a four-man team to row about 3,000 miles from La Gomera to English Harbour, Antigua, a challenge due to start on 12 December and expected to take around 40 days to raise funds and awareness for the MND Association.
Thrapston Primary School has launched a Forest School as a nurture group for Year 1 pupils to support wellbeing and social skills, and the site was developed from an unused corner of the field with wide community donations.
Mark Hehir was dismissed by Metroline after chasing a man who snatched a passenger's necklace; police said his use of force was proportionate and no charges were brought, and supporters have launched a GoFundMe and a petition calling for his reinstatement.
