The UK's patchwork of different counties has been assembled and changed over the years according to each region's history, and one stands out as the smallest. Rutland in the beautiful East Midlands...
British troops preparing for potential conflict with Russia are battling safety and data protection regulations that are hampering drone warfare training. Soldiers have been banned from flying drones...
WHSmith is set to close another store today as the stationery shop shutters 20 branches this year. Its Oldham shop in Greater Manchester, located inside Spindles shopping centre, will close its doors...
The incident unfolded on Monday afternoon (April 28) as students were travelling home from St Benedict Catholic Academy in Darley Abbey, Derby, to Allenton on the bus.The boy fell through the window...
A schoolboy has suffered a head injury after falling from the top of a double decker bus in Derby this week. The incident is understood to have happened as pupils ran up and down the vehicle, amid...
A stunning island state that is visited by millions of tourists each year is all set to introduce a tourist tax to cope with a warming planet. Hawaii, an island state of the United States, may soon...
Snake halts Japanese bullet trains after wrapping around power line32 minutes agoHafsa KhalilBBC NewsGetty ImagesOne of Japan's busiest bullet train lines came to a halt after a snake tangled itself...
A family of three are among those who have died since the unprecedented blackout in Spain and Portugal. Police said a married couple and their son were found dead at their three-storey home in...
It’s time to ask the hard question: Why is Ed Miliband still the UK’s Energy Secretary? After the catastrophic power blackout that plunged millions of people across Spain and Portugal into...
The Tories have accused a train company of “virtue-signalling nonsense” after one of its trains was wrapped in a theme celebrating diversity. The artwork on the new Avanti West Coast celebrates...
How Spain powered back to life from unprecedented national blackout6 hours agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorAs life in Spain and Portugal stutters back to normal, the big questions are not just what...
A British mum's holiday turned into a nightmare when she gave birth prematurely in the garden of her hotel during Spain’s power outage chaos. The woman in her early 20s went to her hotel’s...
A UK expat in Benidorm has revealed the "creepy" reality on the resort's iconic strip after Spain experienced a massive blackout. Lucy Young, aka The Benidorm Enthusiast, who has lived in the...
Spain rules out cyber attack - but what could have caused power cut?3 hours agoGeorgina RannardClimate and science reporterHafsa KhalilBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe Spanish grid operator has ruled out a...
Jet2 has announced that it is "monitoring the situation" across several popular holiday destinations following an electrical power outage on Tuesday, April 29.The UK's leading tour operator said...