Prisoners who start fires in their cells should face harsher punishment, fire chiefs have said following a steep rise in the ...

As dry weather continues, three UK water companies have issued hosepipe bans. What do they mean and who do they affect?

A major restoration project is under way at York Minster, which will analyse the famous Rose Window. Due to the devastating ...

A weather warning for heavy rain and thunder has been issued across Northern Ireland on Tuesday. The Met Office has warned of ...

Spinner Liam Dawson is in line to play his first Test for eight years after being called into the England squad for the ...

Elizabeth I is the only English queen never to have married. The iconic Tudor monarch's last visit to Kenilworth Castle 450 ...

NatWest bank has taken another step towards ending its business in the Republic of Ireland by selling its 12% shareholding in ...

On the east coast of America, alligators and humans have learned to co-exist, most dramatically in golf courses.

Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a Yemeni man, was set to be executed on Wednesday.

Some conservative members of Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement have reacted angrily to the president's plans ...

Brentford manager Keith Andrews has described new signing Jordan Henderson as "one of the most influential leaders" in the ...

Burnley's owners Velocity Sport Limited have agreed a deal to acquire La Liga side Espanyol. It means the Clarets become the ...