One of the South West’s largest free Halloween celebrations has been cancelled as Storm Austen is set to batter Cornwall with strong wind and heavy rain.

A Falmouth seafront cafe is preparing for the arrival of Storm Austen, promising customers a cosy refuge while strong winds and rain approach Cornwall.

Two “beautiful” lion cubs have been born at Edinburgh Zoo, marking the first new arrivals of the endangered species in seven ...

It came as Simon Roberts warned ‘many households are finding things tough at the moment’ amid pressure on consumer budgets.

Some 9.6 of people aged 16 and over are estimated to have been the victim of domestic abuse in the year to March 2026.

The History Boys will return to London’s West End next year for the first time in 20 years. Considered one of the best plays of the 21st Century, the production received its world premiere at the ...

The Government has hit back after Donald Trump’s lead negotiator on the Ukraine war described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian”. Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy, made the remark ...

The unconventional rescue effort on Wednesday involved dozens of workers manoeuvring a floating platform through the canal to push the 3-metre-long female shark out. After lingeri ...

The banking group said this is the equivalent of about 5 of all its employees, which totalled around 93,000 globally at the end of 2025.

If verified, it would be the largest single-day number of vessels damaged in the waterway since the start of the Iran war on February 28.

Six-year-old Ivy Knighton-Leake, from Bradford, kicked off the 2026 launch in Manchester on Thursday morning, where she received a special poppy made from the metal of Second World War Spitfires, from ...

Drivers are warned that parking in supermarket car parks outside store opening hours could result in £100 fines under private parking rules.