A MAN who assaulted his former partner in front of her children has been banned from having any contact with the woman for two years.

Just before 11am on Friday, more than 16,000 homes were without power in the South West thanks to Storm Austen.

Prof Patrick Barrie, 61, won the World Singles Tiddlywinks Championships on Thursday, with the seven-hour match held at the ...

Storm Austen has brought severe weather to the south of Britain, with Storm Boelo closely following further north.

The Pope will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week on doctors’ orders as he continues recovering from thoracic surgery he underwent last Tuesday, the Vatican said. Leo XIV had been due to attend a ...

Scotland is braced for heavy rain on Friday as the first of two named storms sweeps in. A Met Office yellow warning for rain ...

Boss Andy Spencer said the company has started the new financial year with ‘real confidence’ despite economic pressures on the pub sector.

Israel has ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank, following a deadly shooting earlier in the day in the occupied territory. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has welcomed armed forces veterans and Poppy Appeal collectors to No 10 North to mark the start ...