Schools across the county are closing ahead of today’s heat (Picture: Getty)
Thousands of pupils will either not be able to attend school this week or will head home earlier than usual because of full or partial school closures amid the extreme heat.
Hundreds of schools have made decisions to either close completely, send children home early or make other adjustments such as relaxing uniform…
Schools across the county are closing ahead of today’s heat (Picture: Getty)
Thousands of pupils will either not be able to attend school this week or will head home earlier than usual because of full or partial school closures amid the extreme heat.
Hundreds of schools have made decisions to either close completely, send children home early or make other adjustments such as relaxing uniform…
The Metro Lifeline team were walking to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society
Rosie Brooks is all smiles as she carries out some last-minute checks on her backpack, but behind her cheerfulness there’s a very serious reason she is standing in the picturesque grounds of Cirencester’s Royal Agricultural University.
‘I want to do something to honour my mum, Dawnie, and do something positive, because…
An eight-day-old baby was taken to hospital after a Peugeot 308 crashed and flipped onto its roof on the M50 on Monday morning - a 37-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of drink driving
The blaze broke out at RAF Fairford overnight (Picture: DANIEL JAE WEBB)
A fire has erupted at a UK military base being used by US bombers to hit Iran.
The blaze broke out at RAF Fairford in the early hours of Sunday morning, with residents being told to keep their windows closed.
Videos posted on social media appear to show the fire started at a unit on the base.
Gloucestershire Fire and…
The bus driver stopped the vehicle in a bid to stop the man from being able to get off after a schoolgirl reported him to police while on the bus journey back home
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The total, worth £126 million, was split between the pair and a third winner in France, National Lottery operator Allwayn said (Picture: Shutterstock/Ascannio)
Two Brits have won more than £41 million each in the EuroMillions jackpot.
The total, worth £126 million, was split between the pair and a third winner in France, National Lottery operator Allwayn said.
All three players had the same…
Lidl has made a big announcement (Credit: Getty / Lidl)
Leading supermarket chain Lidl has announced plans to launch budget mobile phone plans in the UK, but they won’t be available to everyone.
Lidl customers in 30 countries will be able to sign up to the mobile network when it launches later this year as the retail giant looks to expand its presence worldwide.
The announcement is part of a…
Two teenagers have been arrested after the altercation by Millennium Bridge (Picture: Google)
Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man aged in his 70s was ‘punched to death’ in Cheltenham.
Two boys aged 16 and 17 were arrested following an altercation with a cyclist in his 70s on Wednesday night.
The cyclist had a branch thrown at him from the Millennium Bridge.
He…
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Masked raiders have been caught on camera smashing into a trading card shop and stealing dozens of Pokemon cards.
CCTV footage shows one of the three burglars smashing their way into Full Fire TCG, in Gloucester, with a crowbar.
The intruders…
Banksy's identity has remained a mystery for more than 30 years, but fresh allegations claim to be one step closer to finding the man behind Banksy.
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Horse racing legend Rachael Blackmore has revealed her predictions and betting picks for the biggest race at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.
The Greatest Show on Turf returns for another year as the best jockeys and horses descend on Gloucestershire…
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One of the US’s most fearsome bombers has landed in the UK ahead of possible deployment toIran, after the war secretary warned that strikes are ‘about to surge dramatically’.
The 146ft B-1 Lancer has a wingspan of 137ft, weighs 86 tonnes and is…
Melanie Hall, 25, vanished after a night out with friends at Cadillacs nightclub in Bath in the early hours of June 9, 1996 (Picture: PA)
Detectives are making a fresh appeal for information as they continue to investigate the murder of university graduate Melanie Hall 30 years ago.
Melanie Hall, 25, vanished after a night out with friends at Cadillacs nightclub in Bath in the early hours…
Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, has become a leading figure for Iran’s opposition (Picture: REUTERS)
Iran’s exiled crown prince has pleaded for Britain to support US military intervention after reports that Sir Keir Starmer is blocking Donald Trump from using UK bases for any attack.
Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, told Metro the…
Roger says the two-brick high wall next to a development of 70 homes in Hempsted, Gloucester, is his, and on land he was left by his dad in 1997.
The picturesque village that's 'frozen in time' is a peaceful and charming riverside village known for honey-coloured stone cottages and timeless countryside scenery
Liberty Mitchell, 21, has been jailed for causing a fatal crash that killed taxi driver Octavian Codreanu and passenger Moyra Whelan
Liberty Mitchell, 21, who has been sentenced to six years in prison after killing two people in a car crash less than a month after passing her driving test (Picture: Gloucestershire Constabulary/PA)
A new driver who killed two people in a crash less than a month after passing her test has been jailed for six years.
Liberty Mitchell had not long turned 18 when she caused the deaths of taxi…