Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life ...

More pupils are missing out on extracurricular activities and school trips as parents cannot afford them, it has been suggested.

The White House, in Chatham, has been rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and placed into special ...

A care agency has been put into special measures after inspectors found a closed culture where leaders allegedly pressurised staff to act dishonestly.

Woolley & Wallis auctioneers sold a bracelet designed by the late Scottish jeweller Sibyl Dunlop (1889–1968). It was sold on ...

A player has scooped the £5.2 million jackpot in Wednesday’s National Lottery Lotto draw. The winning numbers were 27, 36, 39 ...

The A256 is closed in both directions following the accident, which was first reported just before 8pm. It is currently ...

Sherlock Holmes, Mission Impossible and V For Vendetta actor Eddie Marsan has said he owes everything to his community and wants to share his OBE with them. Marsan, 56, who recently played Amy ...

A colossal squid has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time, 100 years after the species was discovered. The rare footage was captured on March 9 by Schmidt Ocean Institute’s remotely ...

The woman, in her sixties, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the collision last week but died on Tuesday, police confirmed.

A 24-year-old has been banned from a high street and drinking outside in public after a run of bad booze-fuelled behaviour.

A 39-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of the pensioner’s body on Wednesday.