29 January 2022

• Music festival approved despite noise fears
  Permission is granted to stage the Five Bar Gate Festival in Gloucestershire in the summer.
• Mums helped to get back into work after career breaks
  Professional support is offered to mums who have struggled to find jobs after having children.
• Extinction Rebellion co-founder brands crime bill authoritarian
  The group's co-founder Gail Bradbrook says campaigners will keep up the pressure to stop the bill.
• Rare digestive illness SMAS 'needs more research'
  SMAS occurs when part of the small intestine is compressed between two arteries, causing a blockage.
• Prada-stamped cocaine blocks sold by gang
  Four men have been sentenced to a combined time of more than 50 years in prison