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 ...

Sir Lenny Henry has said the TV industry is “still struggling” to cater for black people when it comes to make up and hair. The comedian, 66, picked up the outstanding achievement award at the ...

A local council in Northern Ireland has started a probe into a hotel being used to house asylum seekers. Antrim and Newtownabbey Council confirmed that an enforcement investigation has commenced. It ...

Thousands of young people across Northern Ireland are set to receive their GCSE results today. Scores of students will also receive vocational qualification results. Last year around a third of the 32 ...

AN upcoming closure of part of the M40 has been announced by highway officials. From Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 August, the southbound M40 slip road at junction 10 between Bicester and Banbury will be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Information on bereavement, what to do when someone dies, how to cope with grief, where to go for support and ideas of how to remember a loved one. It's the unthinkable scenario that every parent ...

Wondering when Oxfordshire pharmacies are open this August bank holiday Monday? We've made a full list of opening hours for pharmacies in the county.

Three hard-working volunteers have been honoured at the Honda Volunteer of the Year awards for their tireless work, effort, and energy at ...

Aimee Betro, 45, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder, possessing a self-loading pistol and fraudulently evading the prohibition on importing ammunition after a three-week trial which ended last ...