At least 18 people died and dozens of others injured after a heavy storm on Friday caused widespread flooding and destroyed roads and bridges.

The poll also suggested grandparents who spend time looking after their grandchildren clock up an average of 24.6 hours of childcare per month.

Skipper Virgil van Dijk wants Liverpool to “compete until the final day” in their bid to win the Premier League title. Defender Van Dijk and the Reds defence kept another clean sheet in Saturday’s 1-0 ...

England captain Ollie Pope has backed Chris Woakes to lead the attack in Pakistan and rewrite his reputation as a poor traveller.

Alan, who did not wish to give his surname, has said he ‘not scared’ of the violence between Israel and Hezbollah.

A motoring research charity said the figures show there is ‘literally no type of vehicle that someone won’t steal’.

Paul Studer wrote an album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in memory of his wife and teamed up with them again to write his second album.

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Death Along The Dee is the 14th in David Ebsworth's series of bestselling historical thrillers. They include his popular Yale Trilogy, with many scenes also set in Wrexham in the 17th and early 18th ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the “sparks” from the conflict in the Middle East “light touchpapers in our own ...

US vice president Kamala Harris was in Charlotte one day after a visit to the state by Republican presidential candidate ...

Israel is still battling Hamas in Gaza nearly a year after its October 7 attack, and has opened a new front against Hezbollah in Lebanon.