A 75-year-old man has been banned from driving for three years after falling off his mobility scooter on the way home from a pub in Elgin. The ban does not cover use of the mobility scooter, which can be driven without a licence. (Press and Journal, Aberdeen)
A boy of nine has returned home from hospital after being impaled on a metal fence spike. He fell on to the fence from a tree in Nauls Mill Park, Coventry. (Coventry Telegraph)
A bundle of sensitive documents belonging to the Welsh Government has been found in a hedge near Eglwyswrw, west Wales. (North Wales Daily Post)
A cow leapt a three-foot fence and landed on a moving car in Leek, Staffordshire. The driver, who escaped with bruises and scratches, was breath-tested after calling 999 to report the incident. (The Sentinel, Stoke)
A school bus driver who attempted to take a double-decker under a low bridge in Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, slicing off the roof and injuring several children, has been fined £80. (The Star, Sheffield)
A veteran of the battle of Monte Cassino has died in Acrington, aged 97. (Lancashire Telegraph)
Great Horton Library, in Bradford, has been closed by flooding after its water tank was stolen. (Telegraph and Argus, Bradford)
A hotel closed by fire last November in Boldon Colliery, Tyneside, has reopened after a £2 million refit. (Shields Gazette)
The sign above the main entrance to Arbroath railway station has regained the letters ‘b’ and ‘r’, after a newspaper campaign. (Dundee Courier)
The Essex Police cricket club has pulled out of a match against Copford next week due to unexpected commitments in London. (Daily Gazette, Colchester)
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