The exterior balconies on the first, second and third floors of a residential block are alight. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters are tackling a flat fire on Hatcham Park Mews in New Cross ...

The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

A police officer who was shot by a man with a crossbow said he lost so much blood that his colleagues were “covered” in it. On Wednesday, a sentencing hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court heard police had ...

Hope has been expressed that the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) can deliver truth and accountability around the Shankill bomb. Two men bereaved in the ...

England coach John Mitchell insists the favourites tag won't bother his side as they start their Rugby World Cup campaign ...

The official said 60,000 reservists will be called up in the coming month, nearly doubling the number of active reservists to ...

Ships from all over the world, many with their masts and rigging decorated with flags, sailed from the North Sea coastal town of IJmuiden on an hours-long journey up the North Sea Canal and into ...

A bus crash in north-western Afghanistan has killed at least 79 people returning from Iran – including 19 children, an official said. Two people were also injured in the crash, Ministry of Interior ...

A decommissioned Dorset fire engine has been given a second life in Bexleyheath, serving burgers instead of putting out blazes. Niall Seymour, who grew up near Bexleyheath Broadway, spotted the bright ...

Adolescence writer and co-creator Jack Thorne said teachers’ responses to the hit Netflix series showed “we’ve got a real problem in our country” when it comes to schooling. The four-part series ...

Minnie Hauk bids to win a fourth different Oaks in the Pertemps Network-sponsored Yorkshire version on Thursday. Aidan O’Brien’s Frankel filly has been outstanding so far this season, collecting three ...

MSP Colin Smyth has been arrested and charged in connection with possession of indecent images, prompting his suspension from Scottish Labour. The South Scotland MSP was arrested on Tuesday and is due ...