"17" bypassed censors with references to "Something Something Square." Novelist Yu Hua described the "spirit of May 35th"—in essence grass-mud horsism—in a 2011 essay for the New York Times.

Clouding over a little in the afternoon with a small risk of the odd shower. A few lingering patches of cloud overnight and into Thursday morning. Turning breezy and mild on Thursday afternoon ...

Photos from around the region, including readers' pictures, plus reports of disruption to schools and transport services as the Birmingham and the West Midlands deals with the snow ...

Come support the women's lacrosse team as they take on Ohio Wesleyan. Go Red Devils!