Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote of an unspecified great matter of state said to bear directly on the Queen’s life.

Sweden is still reeling days after the country’s deadliest mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, ...

Israel’s defence minister says he has instructed the army to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the ...

The actor and comedian was caught travelling at 97mph on the M6 near Telford, Staffordshire, in July last year.

Around 250,000 20p coins minted in November 2008 are believed to have entered circulation with no date. And now one has sold on eBay, attracting a winning bid of £97, 485 times its face value. The 50 ...

Those covered in the 60-minute film include Olive Gordon, a 25-year-old hairdresser, and Greek shipping titan Minas Kulukundis.

The boss of drugmaker AstraZeneca has said he was “very disappointed” with the firm’s move to scrap plans for a £450 million vaccine plant in Liverpool, but insisted the business case did not stack up ...

Young Swindon Harriers distance runner Finley Byrne enjoyed a remarkable weekend as he took home two silver medals across two different competitions ...

Mikel Arteta has told Arsenal they still have a lot to play for this season despite seeing their hopes of Carabao Cup glory ended by Newcastle. The Gunners headed for Tyneside on Wednesday evening ...

Jurors have been sent out to begin their deliberations in the trial of a 70-year-old man who is accused of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown in 2013. Retired postmistress Mrs Crown was found ...

Warren ranks that day as one of the late Queen’s “most enjoyable” on a racecourse and is in no doubt as to the contribution the Aga Khan made to the thoroughbred breed as a whole, carefully nurturing ...

Newcastle skipper Bruno Guimaraes has barely allowed himself to dream about becoming the first Newcastle skipper to lift a domestic trophy in 70 years.