A chainsaw-wielding man wearing a gas mask and body armour was shot by police, who believed he had a firearm or bomb in Kent, a watchdog said. The shooting happened at around 9pm close to The Park ...

A small section of the Ayr United support will be able to buy alcohol at two home Premier Sports Cup games as part of a pilot scheme. The William Hill Championship club have been granted alcohol ...

The killing of a police bloodhound who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a ...

The Princess of Wales will join her husband as well as the King and Queen at Windsor Castle for the glittering event.

The Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle Of Hastings, is to return to England for the first time in more than 900 years. The tapestry will arrive in the UK at the British ...

The Government will respond ‘properly’ to Sir Wyn’s recommendations by the inquiry’s October 10 deadline, minister Gareth Thomas pledged.

The NHS could face six months of disruption after resident doctors in England voted in favour of strike action. Downing Street said pay negotiations will not be reopened because the Government “can’t ...

Women will be able to access a daily pill for hot flushes during menopause after it was given the green light for UK use. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it is the ...

Concern has been expressed over the siting of a loyalist bonfire close to an electricity substation in Belfast. The location of the towering pyre is also close to two major Belfast hospitals.

Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are among those calling on ministers to enact promised due diligence laws that effectively ban forest-risk commodities.

It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.

The chief inspector of prisons revealed ‘frightening’ blades including a zombie knife was also suspected of being dropped into prison by a drone.