A £300m direct train service that will connect the north and south of England is on the cards, it has been announced. Operated by Arriva Group, the new project will operate between Newcastle and...
Although rare, shark attacks have been on the rise in recent years - and experts say over-excited tourists could be to blame. Despite their fearsome reputation in popular culture, sharks don't have...
As if we don’t have enough to worry about with this fragile world in which we all live, there they are, front and centre, Megs and Haz in a blaze of paparazzi flashes and whizbangs. The Big Apple...
'Something different in the air' as hushed Rome reckons with Pope's death49 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromRomeAPThe seat at the Vatican had been vacant for two days when a group of...
'Something different in the air' as hushed Rome reckons with Pope's death49 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromRomeAPThe seat at the Vatican had been vacant for two days when a group of...
A teenager has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison after setting fire to a double-decker bus, causing £225,000 worth of damage. Theo Francis, who was 16 at the time of the...
A young woman who tragically "partially decapitated" herself after hitting her head on a concrete pool base while on holiday has expressed that she feels "fortunate" to be alive. Becca Reed, then 25,...
GVs of traffic in Didsbury on 24th April (Image: Manchester Evening News)Didsbury is renowned for its affluence, with its leafy streets, Victorian redbrick houses and independent cafes serving pricey...
The Duchess of Edinburgh looked sombre as she attended a dawn service marking Anzac Day today in London. Duchess Sophie, dressed in all black, visited the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner...
BBC One's usual weekend schedule has undergone a huge shake-up to make way for some historic events this weekend. The broadcaster's flagship channel will not show its usual programmes on Saturday (26...
A British tourist and his pilot tragically fell thousands of feet to their deaths when their parachute failed during a horrifying paragliding accident. The unidentified Brit had embarked on an...
California passes Japan as fourth largest economy33 minutes agoChristal HayesBBC News, Los AngelesPeter HoskinsBBC News, SingaporeGetty ImagesCalifornia's economy has overtaken that of the country of...
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground28 minutes agoJustin RowlattClimate EditorBBCListen to Justin read this articleJust Stop Oil (JSO) activists are...
After years of drift and mismanagement, the Conservative Party is finally beginning to show signs of renewal. But you wouldn’t know it from the mood music in Westminster. As local election results...
TV favourite Angellica Bell was visibly moved to tears as she recounted her exit from The Martin Lewis Money Show in 2023. During Tuesday's episode, the Celebrity Big Brother contestant became...