Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a blaze which broke out on an industrial estate on Tuesday afternoon, leaving six people needing hospital treatment. Six fire engines went to the ...

Stamp prices will rise again this month, marking the sixth price hike by Royal Mail in three years. The cost of a first-class stamp will rise by 5p to £1.70 from next Monday, April 7. The price of a ...

A man shot dead by police at Milton Keynes railway station “moved at speed” towards officers with a knife, police have said. Officers had been called to the station at around 12.55pm on Tuesday ...

Last year was the fourth-busiest in the charity’s 201-year history, with lifeboats launched more than 9,100 times across the UK and Ireland.

Sir Keir Starmer and British businesses are braced for the impact of Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs, which have the potential to derail the Government’s hopes for economic growth.

Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who murdered five women but he was never caught for his crimes - here are his victims.

Heathrow Airport was warned about its power supply in the days before it closed because of an outage, MPs were told. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, which ...

The exhibition features finds from the Thames foreshore and explores the role of mudlarks in uncovering history.

Val Kilmer was a versatile actor who made a name for himself playing brooding superhero Batman, as well as arrogant naval aviator Iceman in the hit action movie, Top Gun. The US actor was also known ...

Three people have been injured after a man armed with an axe attacked the annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year, officials said.

Visitors have been welcomed back to see the puffins at the Farne Islands on the centenary of the important wildlife habitat being under the care of the National Trust. The 14 islands that make up the ...

Raspberry Pi has revealed its profits tumbled by more-than-half in its first year as a publicly-listed company after it was impacted by supply issues. But the microcomputer business saw shares lift in ...