California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.

James "Jim" Potter Schofield died while tackling a large fire in the Dark Arches beneath Leeds station on 13 January 1892.

The underground rock salt mine in Winsford, Cheshire, is the country's oldest and biggest working mine. It opened in 1844 and ...

A woman appointed an MBE in the New Year's Honours List for her services to older people said it was "heart-breaking" when ...