Lauren Potts

Two families describe showing their children the world, while one mum-to-be explains why she hopes to follow suit.

Transport for London is sitting on a “cash mountain” of unclaimed balances and deposits. Why?

From wildlife park staff to oil workers, here’s why people are working on Christmas Day.

Fourteen years after a woman’s body was found in Yorkshire, will the mystery of her death be solved?

Journalist Sali Hughes hopes donating toiletries to Beauty Banks will help fight hygiene poverty.

How the chocolate we know and love started life as the butt of an unsavoury joke.

The sacrifice of soldiers killed in the world wars is well-documented, but who were the munitions workers stained yellow by toxic chemicals?

In 1996, two boys went out to play and did not return. They have never been found and no-one has been charged over their disappearance. So what happened to the friends who would become known as the “Milk Carton Kids”?

As the average cost of gym memberships rises, there’s a growing trend in people paying next to nothing to get active.

Was John Lewis right to ask a mum with a screaming toddler to leave the store?

BBC News takes a look at the jelly baby’s journey from a Lancashire sweet factory to mass-produced giant of the confectionery world.

What’s it like to have your special day on a “special day”?

Complete strangers from all over Cumbria are joining forces to lend a helping hand following Storm Desmond.

Should the rich and famous be handed academic plaudits without stepping foot in a lecture theatre?

Monty Python’s Life of Brian has finally had its day in Bournemouth after almost 35 years on the town’s cinematic backbench. But it’s not the first film to suffer the shackles of local censorship.

Who are the intrepid urban explorers who put themselves in danger for the sake of a picture?

Despite being given just weeks to live at the age of four, Kirsty Howard spent the next 16 years raising millions for the children’s hospice which became her second home.

Forgotten films celebrating the lives of ordinary people are being screened at some of England’s biggest and busiest railway stations.

As 900 workers at Tata’s Scunthorpe plant face losing their jobs, what will be the knock-on effect for the North Lincolnshire town “built on steel”?

Police officers with the ability to remember the faces of almost everyone they’ve ever seen are helping to capture some of London’s most wanted criminals.