The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a Category 4 to a Category 3. While slightly reduced in power, Erick is still considered a major hurricane as a Category 3, which can ...

Gagandeep Gulati had his sentence for rape increased from six years to nine years at the Court of Appeal on Thursday.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said £6 billion a year would go to repairing hospitals and £3 billion to schools and colleges.

The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 4.25 pr cent, leaving savers in a 'tough spot' and mortgage holders in limbo ...

POLICE are appealing for information after a series of robberies, and an attempted robbery, in the Ellesmere Port area.

Tributes have been paid to Slane Castle’s Lord Henry Mount Charles, who has died aged 74. He died late on Wednesday after “a long and valiant” battle with cancer, his family said. Since 1981, the ...

Concerns had been raised the cash from fines on water companies would not be ringfenced for schemes such as river restoration.

An amber heat-health alert has been issued for all regions in England as the UK could record a new high for the warmest day of the year on Thursday. Eastern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the ...

The animals are a key draw for people embarking on sailings to Norwegian-ruled archipelago Svalbard, as they can be observed in their natural habit.

Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson said his latest film 28 Years Later has “got a feel that’s like no other movie”, thanks to the experimental way it was shot. The latest installment of the apocalyptic drama ...

A terminally ill Christian preacher has criticised the “nonsensical” religious argument against assisted dying that suffering must be part of life, as Dame Esther Rantzen urged MPs to pass a Bill she ...

Corporation tax accounts for nearly half of Britain’s £46.8 billion tax gap amid a rise in non-compliance from small businesses, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs.