A “predatory sexual offender” who abused five underage girls, two of whom he raped, has had his jail sentence increased at the Court of Appeal. Ashley Darbyshire was imprisoned for 15 years in April ...

The UK Health Security Agency said there were 2,544 cases of infection with shiga toxin-producing E.coli (Stec) in 2024.

Resident doctors have squandered the “considerable goodwill” they had with Government after staging five days of strikes across England, the Health Secretary has said.

Sylvia Young – the founder of a theatre school which taught the likes of singer Amy Winehouse, EastEnders actor Adam Woodyatt and James Bond star Lashana Lynch – has been hailed as a “true visionary” ...

A new Archbishop of Wales has been announced following a turbulent time in the church. Cherry Vann has been revealed as the 15th person to hold the role – and the first woman. Ms Vann, originally from ...

The Olympic gold medallist was climbing Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range when she was struck by falling rocks.

After giving Joe Murphy the finest hour in his long training career at Royal Ascot, Coronation Stakes heroine Cercene steps up in trip in search of further honours in the Qatar Nassau Stakes at ...

Sharon Osbourne was visibly emotional as fans shouted “Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy” during a procession through the streets of Birmingham in honour of the heavy metal star. Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy, who played ...

The flats will be provided to young people already employed with a number allocated to those moving towards employment.

Beachgoers are being warned of the dangers of sinking sand and mud. Coastguards have warned that low tides can expose hazardous conditions. The mud appears on the shoreline when sand mixes with water ...

Mr Trump criticised Ms Sturgeon, who became first minister in 2014, during her resignation in 2023. He described her as a “failed woke extremist” and a “crazed leftist” who “symbolises everything ...

The state-owned forecaster lost the contract to provide weather forecasting services to the BBC to another provider, MeteoGroup, in 2016.