Firefighters are hoping for a break from fierce winds that have fuelled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighbourhoods and setting the nation’s ...

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said that officers had attempted to stop the Honda Civic being driven by the 33-year-old.

Ireland is clear of weather warnings after a cold snap that saw tens of thousands cut off from power and water. The bitterly cold Arctic airmass that has been affecting the country for several days ...

With 21 county councils and 10 unitary authorities due to hold elections this May, some have sought to delay them to allow time to develop proposals on reorganisation. They include Surrey, Oxfordshire ...

American actor and TV host RuPaul Charles opened RuPaul’s DragCon UK event by paying tribute to fellow drag queen The Vivienne as someone with a passion for “love and life”. James Lee Williams won the ...

Kurt Morton, 39, drove in a rally of dozens of tractors on Friday morning to protest against changes to inheritance tax rules for farmers.

The opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug problem, John Swinney has said. The First Minister was speaking as ...

The company, which owns energy supplier British Gas, said the UK now has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store.

Michael Sheen has launched a theatre company called Welsh National Theatre, which he says will bring “a new dawn” in the country. The organisation is envisioned as separate from but complementary to ...

Even if you do not meet the eligibility criteria for a free TV Licence you may be able to get some money back on yours, so long as it is no longer needed. If you have already purchased a TV licence ...

Overnight temperatures dropped to minus 14.5C overnight into Friday, the coldest night of the winter so far in the UK.

The former Burnley boss was dismissed by Everton just hours before their 2-0 FA Cup third round victory at home to Peterborough.