A senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party has died aged 72 while serving a prison sentence widely considered to be politically motivated.

Defence Secretary John Healey said the commentary around Sue Gray had started ‘removing focus on the Government’s job’.

THIS month’s exhibition in the Darlington Centre for Local Studies is about Girl Guiding in the town and features some amazing pictures.

The Israeli military has said projectiles fired from Gaza have set off sirens in central Tel Aviv, as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ October 7 attack. The sirens came as Israelis were marking the ...

An explosion has ripped through a block of flats in Scotland, leaving one man dead and several others injured. Fire and emergency crews were called to Alloa in Clackmannanshire at around 6pm amid ...

BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walkers has called time on his 58 year career - revealing he will step down from his two shows with the broadcaster ...

The plane lace bug has been spotted in the UK for the first time in 18 years which is a “serious concern” according to Woodland Trust experts ...

Emma Stapylton has said that she has "battled" with Northallerton School and Sixth Form since her son Charlie was in year seven.

Heart Breakfast’s Amanda Holden has said her co-host Jamie Theakston is using a speech therapist after his diagnosis with stage one laryngeal cancer. TV and radio presenter Theakston, 53, announced ...

England endured a difficult start to their tour of Pakistan as they watched the hosts rack up 122 for one on the first morning in Multan.

The average UK house price last month was just over £100 away from a record high, according to an index. The typical property value in September was £293,399, just £108 below a record high of £293,507 ...

Singer Toyah Willcox and her professional dance partner Neil Jones have become the second pair eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2024.