Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

London and south-east England have seen larger year-on-year falls in the GCSE pass rate than all other regions, the 2025 exam figures show. Some 71.6% of entries in London were awarded grade 4 or ...

The number of pupils receiving top grades in GCSE examinations in Northern Ireland has risen. Results have been delivered to more than 32,000 pupils across the region. The provisional results show ...

Federal prosecutors are urging a federal judge to quickly reject Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request that he throw out a jury verdict or order a new trial after a jury convicted the music mogul of two ...

The oldest living person is celebrating turning 116, in Surrey, on Thursday. Ethel Caterham became the oldest living person in April after the death, aged 116, of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro ...

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but fewer GCSE entries scored a decent pass this year, national figures show. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...

A man in his 40s has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Deptford. The incident happened in Deptford High Street just before 7.40pm yesterday (August 20). Officers and London Ambulance Service ...

Olly and Amelia Murs are the new faces of the M&S Parent Hood Loyalty Scheme, with free cake, free chocolate biscuits on Mother's Day and ...

Check the London Underground, Overground and Elizabeth Line closures this weekend (August 22 - 25) and don't be caught out.

Vienna is to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after Austria’s act JJ won the 2025 event with his song, Wasted Love, in Basel, Switzerland. The city will become joint fourth on the list of places ...

The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.