Proposed Government plans to ban outdoor smoking, including in beer gardens and outside stadiums, would be another “nail in the coffin” for pubs and bars, industry leaders have warned. According to ...

Avanti West Coast said it has installed new posters and other artwork to add human characteristics to safety features at Stafford station.

Keepers at a Hampshire zoo are celebrating the “miracle” birth of a baby giraffe despite the mother taking contraception. Ruby, a Rothschild’s giraffe, gave birth to the male calf at Marwell Zoo, near ...

One person has been arrested by police after two British men were found dead in a burned-out car in Sweden. Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, from north London, were reported missing by ...

More than 20,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel so far this year, latest figures show. Some 614 people made the journey in 10 boats on Wednesday, taking the ...

Researchers said a lot of challenges facing society today involved choices between one’s self-interest and contributing to the common good.

Actress Amandla Stenberg says she is not surprised her Star Wars spin-off show is being axed after one series following the “prejudiced hatred and hateful language” directed at the cast.

DALGETY BAY Sports and Leisure Centre hosted an open weekend to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The facility on Harbour Drive, operated by Fife Sports and Leisure Trust, held a range of activities on ...

Around 1.7 million more people have pet insurance than a decade ago, the Association of British Insurers said.

The outlook for the UK’s chemical industry is “worrying” without a plan to eliminate its reliance on fossil fuels, sector experts have warned. Researchers from the think tank Green Alliance assessed ...

Sancho, a 30-year-old chef with a YouTube channel, had been charged with the murder of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, a 44-year-old plastic surgeon from Colombia, when both were vacationing on the Thai ...

Dunfermline played Celtic at Hampden in the 2004 Scottish Cup final. (Image: Blair Westwaters / DAFC.) A number of players who were with the club during the 2003/04 season will be at the event, which ...