A massive grass fire swept through Rainham on Thursday afternoon, with twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters battling the inferno across ten hectares of shrubland.London Fire Brigade...

A little-known socialist politician has won a shock victory in the Democratic primary race to be the party's shoe-in candidate to become the next Mayor of New York City, despite running against the...

Melita Norwood outside her home in Southeast London after being exposed as a KGB spy (Image: PA)In the autumn of 1992, a man called Vasili Mitrokhin fled Russia with a bag full of secrets. He had...

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Prince Harry revealed an awkward moment in his book Spare when his new wife, Meghan Markle, made his sister-in-law, Princess Kate, "grimace". In his 2023 memoir, the Duke of Sussex detailed attending...

On the eve of the May 1 elections – during which Reform UK is expected to clean up in the Runcorn by-election, as well as win council seats and a couple of mayoralties – Nigel Farage should be...

Wilfrid Brambell was just about to begin shooting the second series of iconic BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son in November 1962 when he was arrested outside a public lavatory in London’s Shepherd's Bush...

Pope Francis' funeral is chance for 'brush-by' diplomacy34 minutes agoJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondent•@BBCJLandaleReutersWorld leaders may be gathering on Saturday to pay their respects to a...

The myriad mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry have been up for debate among scholars for centuries now. To this day there are still questions surrounding the 11th century depiction of the Norman...