A payphone kiosk at Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, which sits at the geographic centre of Great Britain, has been given Grade II listed status. The KX100 kiosk was the 100,000th to be installed in the country and was opened in 1992 by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who made the first call from it.
Jamie Jones, a pumpkin carver from Capenhurst near Chester, has become a viral hit with detailed carved portraits of figures including Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. He carves by shaving layers off the pumpkin's surface, and this year he took no paid work so he could enjoy experimenting with his designs.
Peter Longstaff, a 65-year-old from Marsham in Norfolk who paints with his feet, has had one of his landscape paintings chosen for the 2026 Christmas card collection of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists. It is the first time one of his works has been selected, and he says he is proud of the achievement.
Nine-year-old Atlas Johnson-Dutfield from Bristol has won a leading role in a stage adaptation of Max Porter's novel Lanny, sharing the part with 10-year-old Lucian Thomas. He won the role after an open audition at Bristol Old Vic and says he was overjoyed when he heard the news.
