A third British holidaymaker has died from contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, the Valencia regional government has said. ...
Police have identified 829 "likely" victims of phone hacking and up to 6,000 more who might also have been targeted, the Leveson inquiry into media et...
The UK and the United States have pulled diplomatic officials from Syria as the violence there continues to worsen, it was announced on Monday. Bri...
A group of UK-based radical Islamists decided against carrying out suicide attacks so they would have a "long-term future" in committing acts of terro...
The Rev Ian Paisley, the former Northern Ireland First Minister, has been admitted to hospital, it was revealed today. He was rushed to the Ulster ...
The Rev Ian Paisley was in intensive care on Monday evening after suffering acute cardiac problems. The former Northern Ireland First Minister was ...
A Good Samaritan who jumped into an icy river to save a stranger's dog had to be rescued by passers by. The 51-year-old was pulled from the River W...
Almost half of the energy used by British business is wasted when employees aren't at work, a report has claimed. British Gas said that 46% of the ...
A consumer organisation is launching a new campaign to get more energy customers to switch to cheaper tariffs by enabling them to group together in nu...
Hundreds of thousands of young people are being subjected to cyberbullying, with many being victimised for a year or more, new research suggests. A...
One in seven shops on the UK's high streets stood empty in 2011 and further closures are expected this year as more people shop online and in out-of-t...
A new offence of stalking should be brought in immediately to stop harassment and intimidation turning to murder, an inquiry said on Tuesday. But M...
Rail passengers bound for East Anglia faced disruption tonight on the second day of a new operator taking over the running of the region's train servi...
Young victims and witnesses are being "left to flounder" in the criminal justice system, a report has found. Vulnerable under-18s are not given the...
The end of the London 2012 Olympics could see a big drop-off in the sustained rate of UK counter-terrorism spending and staffing levels, the Royal Uni...
Iran is ready to halt oil exports to the EU before sanctions over its nuclear programme can be imposed, the country's parliament said. Angered by E...
What's Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' one tip for success? Fail. In a speech on Tuesday, Wales told the Hult International Business School that ...
A passenger aircraft carrying 175 people has been forced to make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport. Emergency crews were standi...
Mining heavyweights Glencore and Xstrata have unveiled a deal to create the world's fourth largest natural resources firm worth 90 billion US dollars ...
A "cross-dressing rogue" posed as an elderly woman to steal thousands of pounds from her bank account, police have said. The middle-aged man donned...
Gulf Arab states and the governments of France and Italy have withdrawn their ambassadors from Syria in protest as violence against civilians continue...
A woman lay undiscovered in her flat for three weeks after being beaten to death, the Old Bailey heard today. Siobhan Kelly, 39, was the victim of ...
A mother whose five-year-old daughter was paralysed in an alleged gang-related shooting broke down in tears today as jurors were shown dramatic CCTV f...
Three new regional 'hubs' have been created to help fight cyber crime in the Humber, Northwest and East Midlands areas, it was announced on Wednesday....
Dozens of suspected gang members as young as 14 years old have been arrested by police in a series of co-ordinated operations across London in a fresh...
