Book of the Week. Helen Czerski's illuminating new book offers fascinating insights into the defining feature of our planet, ...

Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, ends his career with victory in the Tour de France ...

A teenager has been stabbed on a street in what has been described as a "targeted attack". The 15-year-old boy was assaulted ...

A council is inviting members of people to share their views on its flooding measures. North East Lincolnshire Council has ...

An organist from the Borders is celebrating her 75th year of playing music at church services. Rita Purves, 88, has lived in ...

Alongside a team of volunteers, Rosemary Stevenson has raised £1.5m to fund care for older people in Ballantrae.

An investigation is taking place after a man suffered a head injury in an assault in a Nottinghamshire pub. Police have made ...

Since it was unveiled in 1920, the Cenotaph in Whitehall has been a focal point for the UK’s remembrance of those killed in ...

East Midlands Airport (EMA) has advised passengers to leave extra time for their journeys next week due to a road closure.

Counterfeit Paddington Bear merchandise due to be sold at more than £15,000 has been seized in a trading standards crackdown ...

Rachael Bellis has voted in every US election since she moved to London 15 years ago without a problem until this year US ...

The owner of a miniature pony has been fined £3,700 after it was found tethered on a roadside verge in Bradford. Rosemary ...