A weather warning for strong wind has been issued by the Met Office ahead of the arrival of the first named storm of the season. Storm Austen is forecast to bring gusts of 50-60mph to southern areas ...

Russell Brand laughed after pinning a woman against a wall and kissing her “sloppily” at a radio station, a court has heard. The comedian, now 51, is accused of sexually assaulting the woman in the ...

Reported rat sightings over June to August were up 15% year-on-year as the UK experienced its hottest summer on record, ...

Thames Water’s creditors have revealed plans to appoint former business secretary Lord John Hutton as an independent chair of the water supplier if their rescue bid is given the green light to avoid ...

Two English oak benches have been installed in Margaret’s Meadow in Sidmouth, with 20 planned and a scheme allowing people to commemorate loved ones.

A TV worker who says she was raped by Russell Brand has insisted she “wasn’t a giddy schoolgirl” during her encounter with the star in a central London bar. The woman claims Brand groped her breasts ...

Political activist Tommy Robinson has arrived at court ahead of his trial for the alleged harassment of two journalists. Robinson, 43, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is charged with two ...

The Chancellor has faced a barrage of voices urging him to raise the tax, which applies to the profit made from selling off assets.

The face of a man who died on the Roman frontier in Scotland almost 2,000 years ago has been revealed in a facial reconstruction carried out ahead of a major exhibition. An international team of ...

Wickes said customer growth was driven by stronger volumes but it added that “mild” price inflation is “starting to come through” after a sustained period of easing prices. The company said it is ...