The under-arrest captain of a container ship which crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea is Russian, the vessel’s owner has said. Solong struck the Stena Immaculate off the east coast of ...

Jimmy Du Seuil came out on top as Willie and Danny Mullins teamed up to great effect in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham. The six-year-old was a 16-1 chance when returning from a long absence from the ...

Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the gangland murders of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe, which he denied.

Holocaust survivor John Fieldsend, 93, shared his remarkable story of survival and resilience with residents at Bushey House Beaumont, moving all ...

Callum Hemming insisted it is just the start for him and Estelle van Leeuwen after a narrow defeat at the YONEX All England Badminton Championships. The Milton Keynes natives were making their first ...

Conservative former minister Sir John Whittingdale, who raised the case in the Commons, said the couple should be ‘thanked rather than punished’.

The ex-SNP leader said she is “proud” to have been the first woman in the top job in Scottish politics, but as she announced she is stepping down from the Scottish Parliament she voiced concerns about ...

Retired teacher Catherine Rennie Nash, 74, and former tax adviser Nigel Fleming, 63, are being questioned by police.

“Third party damage” to mains pipes left homes with just a “trickle” of water. At 10.40am Affinity Water received reports that mains pipes in Denham Way, Maple Cross, had been damaged, causing village ...

Pakistani authorities have said an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with all attackers killed following a day-long standoff. Some of the hostages taken were killed, ...

Small farms in landscapes like the Lakes and Dales lost out on Government cash for nature-friendly farming, Labour MPs have warned after the closure of a flagship payments scheme.

Dame Antonia replaces Sir Matthew Rycroft, who announced in February he would leave the Home Office after a 35-year Civil Service career.