Briony Leyland

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Briony Leyland

'We are saving historic roses from climate change'Briony LeylandReporting fromMottisfont Abbey, near RomseyBBCGardeners at Mottisfont Abbey say they are seeing one of the earliest flowering seasons"Every rose here oozes character," says senior gardener Michael Harvey as he guides me around the garden. The sight and smell of hundreds of roses in bloom at the National Trust's Mottisfont Abbey near Romsey is spectacular.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nathan Briant |Briony Leyland |Dave Gilyeat

There is an "outpouring of grief and shock" in the town where two firefighters and a man were killed in a fire at a business park, a councillor has said. Jennie Logan, 30, and Martyn Sadler, 38, died while tackling the fire at Bicester Motion on Thursday evening. David Chester, 57, a father of two who ran a business at the site and lived in Bicester, was also killed.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Nathan Briant |Briony Leyland

Image source, FacebookImage caption, Martyn Sadler, Jennie Logan and David Chester (left to right) died in the fire on ThursdayA book of condolence is to be opened at a council's headquarters following the death of two firefighters and a man who were killed at an Oxfordshire business park. Jennie Logan, 30, and Martyn Sadler, 38, died while tackling the fire at Bicester Motion on Thursday evening.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Briony Leyland

Image caption, Linda Lacey's father Vernon Gregory died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in 1989Relatives of patients who died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital have voiced their frustration at the length of time a police investigation into the deaths is taking. A new criminal investigation "Operation Magenta", led by Kent Police, began in 2019. The force said officers were working as "quickly and thoroughly as possible".

1 month ago | bbc.com | Briony Leyland

Driver jailed for killing passenger in crashHampshire and Isle of Wight ConstabularyFinley Lintott-Warrillow had been driving at 87mph just moments before the crash A driver who was filmed speeding at nearly 90mph on a residential road shortly before a fatal crash has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. Finley Lintott-Warrillow from North East Road in Southampton, admitted causing the death by dangerous driving of Brandon Cousens, 19, who was in the front passenger seat.