Helen Fielding is among famous faces taking part in a BBC documentary about Jane Austen as the British novelist’s 250th birthday is marked ...

Hari Budha Magar, an adventurer and disability campaigner, is aiming to become the first double above-knee amputee to climb the Seven Summits.

The 56-year-old was brought in to help clean up the London force at arguably one of the most troubled times in its history.

Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new decrees of candidates for possible sainthood, officials have said.

Ted and Marilyn Newton originally bought the woodland in east Kent to walk their dog but have since opened it up to the local community.

The budget airline announced it will begin daily return flights between Gatwick Airport in West Sussex and the Saudi Arabian city from August 1.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she wants to see jailed MP Mike Amesbury resign or face a recall petition. The disgraced MP has been jailed for 10 weeks for punching a man after a row in the ...

A US security ‘backstop’ along with British and European peacekeepers is needed to safeguard a peace deal, France and the UK believe.

Merseyside Police said the victim was in Rubber Soul nightclub on the night of Sunday, December 29, when he was punched in the face three ...

A young American woman on a European trip was taken into custody after she allegedly threw a newborn out of a hotel window in Paris, killing the baby, authorities said on Tuesday. The baby was ...

Ofgem’s price cap – which sets a maximum rate per unit and standing charge that can be billed to customers for their energy use – will rise by £111 for an average household ...