Voters across parts of England will go to the polls on Thursday to elect councillors, regional mayors, and a new MP in the seat of Runcorn ...

A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to eight years in detention for the attempted murder of an Irish army chaplain last year. Fr Paul Murphy was stabbed seven times with a hunting knife while ...

Alfreds Way, Barking, is shut by emergency services today (April 29) after reports of a ‘crash’. Do you have information or pictures of the scene? Contact us at: [email protected] ...

The Grangemouth refinery has now ceased processing crude oil, its owner Petroineos has confirmed. The industrial site in central Scotland was the last oil refinery operating north of the border. The ...

Helicopters have dropped water on large fires burning on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain as police investigated whether arson was the cause. Table Mountain National Park first reported the ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales’s Royal Foundation is providing financial support for rural projects on the popular island.

New Age UK campaign ‘Act Now Age Better’ highlights how becoming more physically active in midlife can ensure a happier, heathier ...

Pictures show the blaze that forced 100 people to be evacuated from their homes in Maida Vale. Hundreds of others saw the smoke cross the skyline when an electrical substation in Aberdeen Place burst ...

A new study will give elderly people slush to drink to see if it can help stave off heat-related illnesses like heatstroke. Experts from the University of Brighton will explore if the “very simple ...

Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters were called to the blaze in Maida Vale in west London on Tuesday morning.

Rumarni Tuitt is accused of using a 12-inch Zombie knife against Kamani Spooner, then aged 18, on August 26 last year in Canal Way, west London.