Veterans and their families marked 80 years since VE Day at a tea party hosted by the Royal British Legion in Staffordshire on Thursday.

A suspicious man wearing a cowboy hat approached a young child near a Winchester skate park, police have said.

James Owen is dreaming of Betfred Derby glory after Wimbledon Hawkeye’s commendable fifth-placed effort in the 2000 Guineas. Owen said prior to the son of Kameko’s Newmarket run that a top-five finish ...

First Minister John Swinney has revealed he will vote against an attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill Scots. Mr Swinney spoke about his views as Holyrood prepares to vote for a third ...

Nicola Packer, 45, faced trial at Isleworth Crown Court in south-west London accused of having an illegal abortion.

Mount Kilimanjaro came from the clouds to provide Aidan O’Brien with yet another win in the Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes at Chester. O’Brien is now the leading trainer in the race’s history, and this ...

Illinois began his season in the best possible fashion with a gritty success in the Ladbrokes Big-Value You Can Bet On Ormonde Stakes at Chester. A Royal Ascot winner in the Queen’s Vase last year, he ...

Higher education institutions have announced redundancies and course closures over the past year as a result of growing financial pressures.

Marten, 37, and her partner Mark Gordon, 50, deny the gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.

On May 8 1945, the nation celebrated Victory in Europe, with church bells ringing out to mark the end of the Second World War.

Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa remain in contention for the four places behind Liverpool.

Maro Itoje has become the first English captain of the British and Irish Lions since Martin Johnson in 2001 after being placed in charge of the squad bound for Australia this summer.