IKEA said it would be looking to open more city centre versions of its homeware stores following the launch of its highly anticipated £380m Oxford Street store. In an interview with the...
Thousands of plastic nurdles washed up on beaches stretching the eastern coasts of England are being vacuumed up after being washed ashore following a tanker collision in the North Sea. Workmen...
Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt forged a war-winning alliance, and a deep personal friendship that survived many crises. American military power and huge quantities of economic aid were...
World bids farewell to Pope who told people to 'build bridges, not walls'23 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromRomePope Francis has been buried in Rome after a funeral ceremony and...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made headlines last year when they purchased a luxury property in the idyllic seaside village of Melides, where Harry's cousin Princess Eugenie also has a holiday home....
Many years ago when I was a local newspaper reporter, I took a story to my editor. “My police contact says an ambulance paramedic was assaulted last night by someone they were taking to...
The coastal town of Lowestoft, Suffolk, is in a flap as it grapples with mounds of bird muck, thanks to thousands of seabirds settling back in the town. Locals are at the end of their tether over two...
'Something different in the air' as hushed Rome reckons with Pope's death49 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromRomeAPThe seat at the Vatican had been vacant for two days when a group of...
'Something different in the air' as hushed Rome reckons with Pope's death49 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromRomeAPThe seat at the Vatican had been vacant for two days when a group of...
A Brit who recently visited Amsterdam has described nightmare scenes in the iconic canal city, with litter “spread around” the streets as if “whole bins had been overturned. The tourist, who...
RAF pilot Bob Keddie in uniform with wife-to-be Diana Ladner (Image: Supplied)In the early hours of Saturday, May 16, 1942 at RAF Sullom Voe in the remote Shetland Islands, a Royal Air Force Catalina...
Last weekend I visited one of the UK's most popular seaside towns, fully prepared to face swathes of crowds in the middle of the half-term holidays. However, when I arrived, I was quite confused....
A two-time Oscar winner has announced her plans to retire from acting after becoming a huge household name. Australian star Cate Blanchett, 55, admitted she’s “serious” about quitting acting,...
A vet has named some popular flowers that are poisonous to cats.With spring underway, you might be thinking about planting some new flowers in your garden or getting some new flowers to put in a vase...
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg became one of the best known Conservatives in British politics during the Tories’ 14 years in power and he would love to return to the green benches of the House of Commons. The...
A female prison governor is facing jail after having an affair with a drug-dealing gang boss dubbed one of country's most wanted criminals. Kerri Pegg, 42, swapped her Honda Jazz for a £12,000...
An American couple who "developed a love of Britain" have named a seaside town as their number one "hidden gem". Jeremy and Cara, known as The Magic Geekdom, fell in love with England after friends...
Waking up with a Banksy on your wall: The differing fortunes of two homeowners17 minutes agoJames PeakPresenter, The Banksy StoryAFPSam was lying in bed one morning when her tenant in a house she...
Mum who killed her baby 'haunted' by secret for 25 years5 hours agoJonny HumphriesBBC NewsReporting fromLiverpoolLiverpool Daily Post/PA"When I heard about it and I saw her name, I thought 'that's...
Tragedy struck on Britain's highest peak as a 22-year-old climber fell 200ft to his death while scaling Ben Nevis on Saturday evening. The Lochaber Mountain Rescue team sprang into action following...