Raiders have stolen £500,000 of jewellery from a home in south-east London, the Metropolitan Police said. The items, which ...

Universities in northern England face having their contribution to the economy undermined after they missed out on a share of £54 million, eight mayors have warned. A total 12 institutions have access ...

VJ Day on August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

The first people have been charged with showing support for Palestine Action in England and Wales after the group was banned as a terror organisation, the Metropolitan Police said as the force ...

Chris Walters, senior director for the price review, will take the helm from August 30, Ofwat announced on Thursday.

Dorothea Barron laid the first brick as her old barracks near Edinburgh which is being transformed into housing.

Vine House Farm in Deeping St Nicholas near Spalding in Lincolnshire grows the flowers for the seeds to be used in bird feed.

Jayon Riley, from Tottenham, north London, has denied attempted murder together with others and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to the girl.

An 81-year-old motorist pressed his accelerator pedal “in error” and hit a retired couple at high speed, an inquest has heard. Stephen Burch and Katherine Burch, both 65, had no time to react as ...

Kate Waugh has banished post-Olympic burnout and is ready to be crowned the best of the Brits at the London T100 Triathlon this weekend. The 26-year-old from Gateshead laid down a marker with the ...

Despite a slightly lower global average temperature, the scientists said extremes, including heat and deadly floods, persisted in July.

A trial assessing a new daily pill for weight loss has shown that people taking the drug can shed kilos in weeks, potentially offering people with obesity a new and convenient alternative to jabs.