Around 2,700 homes in Ireland are still without power after Storm Floris brought strong winds to the island. Weather alerts remain in place on both sides of the border. In Northern Ireland several ...

Dame Stella Rimington, who was the first female director general of MI5, has died at the age of 90, her family has announced. In a statement, her family said: “She died surrounded by her beloved ...

Dame Stella Rimington, the first female director general of MI5, has died aged 90, her family announced. Dubbed the “housewife superspy” when she came into the role, she is widely credited as the ...

The defections of the Cambridge spies – Kim Philby, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean – still cast a long shadow over the intelligence community, fuelled in part by the conspiracy theories of MI5 officer ...

A man has been arrested after a crash in a village near Oxford killed a teenager and injured a woman. Thames Valley Police said a white Kia Rio 2 left Cuddesdon Road, near the junction of The Green in ...

The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, is due to face a public parole hearing later this year after a judge concluded “there can be no doubt that there is a substantial public interest” ...

Calvin Harris and Vick Hope have welcomed their first child together, with Harris calling Hope "a superhero" in an Instagram ...

There have been a number of thefts from cars left in a car park in Streatley near the Oxfordshire border with police now appealing for witnesses. Thames Valley Police said there were "a number" of ...

A new sandwich from Tesco is causing a stir with shoppers after going viral on social media. A new birthday cake sandwich has been spotted in the supermarket, with the word spreading across the ...

On Monday, Palestinians cheered as pallets of aid were parachuted over Zuweida in central Gaza. Associated Press footage showed a desperate scramble when the parcels hit the ground, with hundreds of ...

A formal announcement will be made on Tuesday as to whether the demonstration, which organisers said needs at least 500 people, will go ahead.

The radio broadcaster James Whale has died at the age of 74 due to cancer, with Nigel Farage among those paying tribute ...