Hundreds gathered on the dunes before making dashes towards the sea at Gravelines beach, north east Calais, all intent on boarding a single dinghy.

Ante-post favourite Illinois headlines eight declarations for Thursday’s Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. His trainer Aidan O’Brien has won the two-and-a-half-mile highlight a record nine times, with ...

Energy firm Utilita is to pay around £277,000 in compensation after failing to pay its Warm Home Discount payments on time, Ofgem said. The regulator found Utilita – which supplies 800,000 customers – ...

Flight AI159 was planned to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10pm local time on Tuesday, and arrive at Gatwick airport at 6.25pm BST.

Idris Elba has been honoured by MOBO with a paving stone at Barking and Dagenham College - where he used to study.

Lunch can be pretty expensive right, so if you’re looking for a tasty and favourable money-saving option then check out the Drew & Cole ...

Southeastern trains will be cancelled, diverted, or replaced by buses this week. The work will take place between Tuesday and Friday (June 17 to June 20). We have simplified and outlined all the ...

The Justice Secretary has described measures proposing to decriminalise abortion as “extreme” as she outlined her opposition ahead of a vote by MPs. Amendments likely to be debated on Tuesday are ...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called Red Bull’s protest “petty” and “embarrassing” after George Russell beat reigning world champion Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix.

A man has been arrested after a woman died in a stabbing during a gas explosion in Stoke Newington. Police have launched a murder investigation this morning (June 17) after a gas explosion at a home ...

A woman has died after being found with stab wounds inside a house where a gas explosion took place. The 46-year-old was found fatally injured inside a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, ...