TV presenter Jay Blades has appeared in court via video link charged with two counts of rape. The 55-year-old, who fronted primetime BBC show The Repair Shop, spoke only to confirm his name, address ...

Dame Diana Johnson said it was about ‘giving the tools to our police officers to enable them to keep us safe’.

Asters, which were popular in Victorian times, have made a comeback as a bouquet with demand for the flowers rocketing by nearly 350% over the last two sales years at a UK supermarket. The blooms were ...

The literature festival features talks and discussions from a variety of authors, journalists and public figures.

Unite said the workers are among the lowest paid at the West Sussex airport, earning ‘just above the minimum wage’.

Shoe Zone has halved its profit guidance in the face of weaker consumer spending, partly blaming the impact of the Labour Government’s budget tax hikes. The high street chain said it was knocked back ...

Members of the PCS union in Glasgow, London and Cardiff will walk out at Ofgem for three days later this month over pay and conditions.

An Adria Matrix Motorhome was stolen from a village near Chipping Norton in an overnight theft, and policing are asking for help to trace it.

The phone call came ahead of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s planned meeting with US president Donald Trump in Alaska.

Flying ants are swarming the UK once again this summer and wreaking havoc. The winged insects, which are particularly prominent in urban areas, are almost always sexually mature black garden ants. The ...

The annual US State Department report points to violence motivated by antisemitism and ‘serious restrictions’ on freedom of speech.

Stargazers across the UK caught sight of shooting stars in the early hours of Wednesday as the Perseid meteor shower hit its annual peak. Every summer, the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the ...