Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have opted not to attend to avoid further embarrassment to the royal family ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car in London’s West End in the ...

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In his speech, which was recorded in Fitzrovia Chapel, a former London hospital chapel, Charles, 76, also spoke of his “deep ...

A 39-year-old was shot dead by armed police in Redditch on Christmas Eve. Police officers were called to an address in ...

Archaeologists are beginning to reveal the secrets of a vanished prehistoric land which now lies at the bottom of the North ...

Sir Keir Starmer has no feel for politics or the Labour Party, Diane Abbott has said. The veteran left-winger has said the prime minister ’s top team lacks the skills to run the UK. At such a critical ...

New research claims that lying to our children about Father Christmas coming down the chimney to deliver presents is a form ...

The best bit about ‘Gavin & Stacey’? The central trio of chaotic older women. As the show bows out with one last festive ...

The Kremlin has sought to dismiss reports that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad ’s wife is seeking a divorce, after the couple ...

The mildest start to Christmas Day on record has been recorded for Northern Ireland and Scotland. In Kinloss, Moray, ...

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