Police have named the victims of a New Year's Day gun rampage in which a man shot himself after killing three women. Durham Police said Michael Ath...

Commuters returning to work after the festive break are being urged to tell the government exactly what they think of the above-inflation rail fare ri...

Fierce storms have battered Britain today, with heavy rain and winds gusting up to 85mph. The latest round of unsettled weather added more misery t...

Private cosmetic surgery firms have a duty to support women with faulty breast implants, Labour said today. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham ca...

The devastated son of triple killer Michael Atherton said he could not understand why "such a good man" would kill his partner and three relatives. ...

The number of approvals for new house purchases has defied expectations by rising to its highest point in almost two years, but economists warned of d...

It took less than 30 minutes for Stephen Lawrence's killers to be sentenced for their "terrible crime" at the Old Bailey today. Mr Justice Treacy t...

The judge in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial has urged police not to "close the file" on the case as the dead teenager's father called on convicted ...

Britain's top law officer is reviewing whether the jail terms handed out to Stephen Lawrence's killers are "unduly lenient". A formal request to th...

One of the nation's most popular actresses, Joanna Lumley, called on the services of another old favourite today - a London Routemaster bus - to highl...

Lloyds Banking Group boss Antonio Horta-Osorio will return to work on Monday after extreme fatigue forced him to take a two-month leave of absence. ...

Police investigating the discovery of a body on the Queen's estate have said identification could take another three days. Detective Chief Inspecto...

A murder investigation has been launched after the body of an elderly woman was discovered at a Worcestershire cottage. The woman, in her 70s, was ...

David Cameron was accused by Labour of compromising British interests on Friday after he admitted he had not achieved a "safeguard" for the UK when he...

A Good Samaritan who tried to stop a driver fleeing the scene of an accident was killed when he was thrown on to the roof of the car as it accelerated...

A senior detective attacked Britain's "Only Fools and Horses" culture today as a gang faced gaol for a fake goods empire worth tens of millions of pou...

The government has approved the HS2 High Speed rail line project from London to Birmingham, in a project which will cost £17 billion in its first pha...

More than 20 people have been taken to hospital following a chemical spill at a warehouse in Livingston, Scotland. The chemical involved was unders...

Three people have been injured after a helicopter crashed near woodland in Wiltshire this morning. Great Western Ambulance Service said three men o...

Racism in sport is to be investigated by an influential parliamentary committee, it has been announced. The Culture, Media and Sport Select committ...

Patients are being put in danger by hospitals allowing junior nurses to take on jobs they are not trained to do, including looking after intensive car...

Up to 600 staff will lose their jobs at roadside restaurant Little Chef after the chain announced it was closing 67 of its 161 sites across the countr...

People retiring this year expect to receive some £3,000 a year less than those who retired in 2008, a study has found. The typical retirement inco...

The family of a jewellery shop owner stabbed to death in the flat above his store have paid tribute to the "gentle, old-fashioned" man. The body of...