Warning after series of 'deliberate' fires at park Recent damage at Hanley Park included a hedgerow being set on fire Visitors to parks in Stoke-on-Trent in have been issued with a warning over the danger of starting fires. A spate of "deliberate fires" at Hanley Park led to damage and endangered wildlife habitats in Hanley Park, Stoke-on-Trent City Council said. Councillor Amjid Wazir, the council's cabinet member for city pride, enforcement and sustainability, described the incidents as "reckless" and dangerous". "Bin your rubbish, make sure cigarettes are extinguished and binned...

Dinky, 'the most famous cat in Dubai', dies A cat which found fame after going missing on a journey from Dubai to England has died at the age of 10. Dinky, a ragdoll cat, was supposed to have been loaded on to a plane to return to the Wellingborough area, Northamptonshire, with owners Ian and Sue Lees in July 2017 - but when the couple landed, the cage was empty. After pleas were made on social media in Dubai, he was eventually found and brought home in October that year....

A decision not to run buses on a route serving a folk village and a beauty spot in the south of the Isle of Man has been described as "short-sighted" by a local authority. The Department of Infrastructure (DOI) last year applied to scrap the seasonal route that runs from Port Erin to the Sound as it was no longer financially viable. The latest Bus Vannin timetables have not included the route for the second year running. Chairman of Arbory and Rushen Commissioners Peter Gunn said the DOI's decision "undermines...

A "prophetic" letter written by one of the most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster is expected to fetch up to £60,000 at auction. Colonel Archibald Gracie's letter, written during the voyage, said he would "await my journey's end" before he passed judgement on the "fine ship". He also wrote the book The Truth About The Titanic, recalling his experience onboard the ill-fated liner which claimed 1,500 lives when it sank on 15 April 1912. Col Gracie survived the sinking after scrambling onto an overturned lifeboat, but his health never...

CHICAGO—The lunch menu at the Swissport Lounge at O’Hare International Airport, if you can call it that, leans more convenience-store staples than the carefully curated fare airline and credit-card lounges serve up to woo big spending travelers.

Tiny sandwiches wrapped in brown paper. Prepackaged pasta salad. And those cups of Maruchan instant noodles that grocery stores sell for less than a buck. No chafing dishes in sight.