Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

The University of Edinburgh Sport has announced a ground-breaking three-year partnership with sports hydration brand Grilla, in one of the ...

London and south-east England have seen larger year-on-year falls in the GCSE pass rate than all other regions, the 2025 exam figures show. Some 71.6% of entries in London were awarded grade 4 or ...

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Surrey, became the oldest living person in April after the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas at 116.

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

The Office for National Statistics said the borrowing of £1.1 billion is the lowest July figure for three years.

The former Brazilian president’s intention to flee was revealed in documents found on his phone, federal police said.

The Copa Sudamericana game between Independiente and Universidad of Chile in Buenos Aires was halted with the score at 1-1.

The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

Parents’ top school uniform confessions include colouring in their children’s scuffed shoes with markers and blow-drying damp uniforms ...