Stephen Hawking's final scientific paper has been released, and deals with one of the central topics in the physicist's 56-year-long career.

A kayaker found himself being pursued by a bus while kayaking over a road flooded by a high tide.

Some inmates are locked in the segregation unit for more than 23 hours a day, a report finds.

It took thieves just seconds to gain entry to owner Danni Beard's "dream car".

The "unusually large" female got into a prickly situation and had to be broken free by the RSPCA.

Caravans, vans, loaded trailers and a car carrying bicycles have all struck the bridge this year.

Yeovil's on-loan forward Diallang Jaiyesimi is ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury.

Charles Mason used magic tricks and exotic pets to lure victims to his home, a court hears.

A sponsored paddle board crossing of the English Channel from England to France by two men from Norfolk has raised £5,135 for the Sheringham RNLI lifeboat.

Charlie Graham-Wood and Lewis Gray made the exhausting 23-mile (37km) crossing from Dungeness to Boulogne in almost perfect paddle boarding weather in May.

This was in contrast to a planned attempt in 2017 which had to be abandoned because of storms.

But this gave the pair time to build up their fitness over the winter.

Charlie and Lewis have retained their sponsors and have now set out to paddle board the width of Scotland, 60 miles (100km) from Fort William to Inverness, across lochs and canals including the notoriously unpredictable Loch Ness.

Image source, Chris Taylor

The road remains closed after two men and three women were arrested.

Jon Wright
BBC Radio Suffolk

Three silhouettes of British soldiers have appeared in an Ipswich park ahead of next month's centenary of the end of World War One.

The life-sized silhouettes of "Tommies" - the nickname for British soldiers - have been placed in Christchurch Park to remind people of the sacrifice made by their forefathers a century ago.

A further two will appear in the town's cemeteries.

They are part of the There But Not There, external project.

Alasdair Ross, armed forces champion for Ipswich Borough Council, external, said the sculptures were "clever" and "very good in helping educate our younger people about the sacrifice".

The former Tory PM says the flagship welfare reform could lead to "deep political trouble".

Image source, Getty Images

The Pink Floyd star is on tour in Brazil and took the opportunity to denounce the leading candidate in October’s presidential election.

At Waters' show at Sao Paulo's Allianz Parque stadium on Tuesday night, the stage backdrop showed the words “Resist neo-fascism', under which was a list of names including far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro (below).

The former army captain is anti-abortion and pro-gun and has made controversial statements about the LGTB community and women.

To a mixed reaction from the 40,000 fans in attendance, Waters said: "I know it's none of my business, except that by and large I am against the resurgence of fascism and as a believer in human rights and the right to peaceful protest.

"I would prefer not to live under someone who believes military dictatorship is a good thing."

Watch below.

Walter Cornelius' madcap feats included trying to fly across a river with homemade wings.

A man in his 20s has a fractured skull and three youths were seen fleeing from an abandoned van.

A misconduct panel found David Malengela asked parents to pay extra deposits but kept the money.

Anne Wafula-Strike was left stranded on a plane for 45 minutes while other passengers got off.

The former Conservative prime minister criticises the government's flagship universal credit policy.

Meet Zooby - the latest pup to take on Penny Parker's guide dog training regime.