The first storm of the season has hit the island of Ireland with the second due over the weekend. Around 3,000 homes farms and businesses were without electricity at 7am on Friday as a result of Storm ...

Mr Burnham thanked firefighters and said the response to the emergency showed the “best of Britain”, but said he had brought together fire chiefs, industry leaders, ministers and academics to take ...

The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” by accusations her father had a hoard of child sex abuse images. Meghan’s brother, Thomas Markle Jnr, alleged that he had found a stash of ...

A Cambridge University professor has retained his world tiddlywinks title after seeing off an American challenger nicknamed the Dragon. Tiddlywinks is a game in which players try to get small plastic ...

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

New weather warnings have been announced for parts of Ireland, as the island deals with two named storms in quick succession. Impacts are expected to include flooding, difficult travelling conditions ...

Robbie Williams, Fatboy Slim and Kings Of Leon will headline the 2027 Isle of Wight Festival. They will be joined by a host of other artists including the Kaiser Chiefs, 5 Seconds of Summer, Bastille, ...

The hunt for the next James Bond will reportedly reach its final stages this weekend as screen tests for the role will be held in London. One Night Only star Callum Turner, Slow Horses actor Jack ...

Scotland is braced for heavy rain on Friday as the first of two named storms sweeps in. A Met Office yellow warning for rain came into force at 7am and lasts until midnight as Storm Austen hits the ...

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 ...

Newbury’s Saturday card has been called off due to a waterlogged track. The Berkshire circuit received 13mm of rain overnight with more forecast throughout the day on Friday.

The ruling follows complaints by the broadcaster’s legal team that the US president had delayed his pre-trial deposition.