9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (222+ words) Ultra-runner Sophie Woods has set a new world record becoming the fastest runner to cross the Alps in the Via Alpina taking 29 days. 2,000km, eight countries, 29 days - the fastest runner to cross the Alps Runner smashes Alps endurance challenge in record…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (480+ words) If you're struggling with body image issues or an eating disorder, help is available through the BBC Action Line and the US National Eating Disorders Association. Over the last few decades, many people have learned what to look for when…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (447+ words) Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-30s Celsius again this week as a fourth heatwave gets under way. This latest spell of intense heat is expected to peak on Wednesday. As temperatures remain high this summer, how can we still…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1226+ words) Ollie Priestley is not just doing any mechanical apprenticeship. Working at specialist car restoration business Tolman, Priestley, 29, has embarked on a "heritage vehicle technician" apprenticeship. He's learning the skills to work on modern classic cars that need a mix of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (427+ words) A city college is preparing to open a £5m green energy training centre. Greenwave will open in September at Hull College's main city centre campus. Principal Debra Gray said: "The Humber is leading the UK's transition to a low-carbon economy and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (807+ words) "There's times when I probably did try twice as hard as a man because I wanted to prove, not only to everybody else but to myself, I'm capable of this," Sophie Green says. In 1993, Sophie, from Wakefield, was 20 years old…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (353+ words) A training hub aimed at helping secure the future of the fishing industry has officially opened. Located in The Strand in the heart of Newlyn's fishing port, Newlyn Marine Skills & Resource Centre has been created to recruit, train and retain…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (466+ words) A paddleboarder whose family had to be rescued on Cornwall's Helford River has warned others to "respect the water" after a sunny day out turned into one of the most frightening experiences of his life. Rich Pearson, from Falmouth, was…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (262+ words) Lifelong friends who share a passion for walking have conquered a 100-mile ultramarathon without sleep. Peter Copsey and Simon Alexander joined nearly 540 other walkers on the Rat Race between Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and Edinburgh Castle. Participants were given a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (353+ words) An 83-year-old man is cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats in a bid to become the fastest octogenarian to complete the route. Eddie McGourley, of Chester-le-Street, County Durham, decided to take on the record attempt after a trip to…...