The Baby Bank Alliance has passed £1 million in grants distributed to baby banks across the UK over three years, helping hundreds of local groups supply essentials to families in crisis. Baby banks supported more than 400,000 children in 2025, and the grant is helping them buy nappies, cots and other items as well as cover running costs.
Presenters Amy Garcia and Lindsey Burrow are pushing the BBC Look North red sofa across Yorkshire to raise money for Children in Need. The challenge starts in Ripon and runs through North, West and South Yorkshire, finishing in Wakefield on Friday.
Harold Hodgson, a World War Two RAF veteran, celebrated his 107th birthday at his care home in Darlington with a sing-along. More than 300 cards from friends and strangers were sent to The Grange care home, and the Royal British Legion presented him with a certificate of appreciation.
British adventurer Karl Bushby has finished a 28-year walk around the world by reaching his home city of Hull. He was greeted by his mother and a crowd of well-wishers as he completed the final stretch on foot.
