In his closing speech at Leicester Crown Court, Michael Duck KC claimed Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg cared only about their own agenda.

A medieval tower in the heart of Italy’s capital, near the famous Roman Forum ruins, has partially collapsed during work to renovate the structure, seriously injuring at least one worker, Italian ...

Leigh Day Solicitors said documents from Sheffield Hallam University suggested it had banned Professor Laura Murphy from continuing her research.

A dedicated Sheffield cycling official who once disqualified an eight-year-old Tom Pidcock from a race has been named Official of the Year at ...

Amy Dowden has revealed she will undergo surgery this week, which will force her to withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing. Dowden, who hails from Caerphilly in South Wales, and her partner, former ...

Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens made an unexpected appearance in Stoke-on-Trent to announce a major one million pound National Lottery ...

A pregnant British teenager held over drug smuggling offences in Georgia said she is “happy” to be released from prison. Bella May Culley, 19, who is eight months pregnant, was arrested at Tbilisi ...

Searches have resumed for a flamingo named Frankie that escaped from a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall. Paradise Park, near Hayle, said that it was “worried” about Frankie, who has been missing for ...

A railway worker who showed “incredible bravery” to save lives during a mass stabbing on a busy train is in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.

Paramedics assessed 87 people after the Glasgow to Euston Avanti West Coast service came off the tracks near the village of Shap on Monday morning.

Ukraine has received more American-made Patriot air defence systems to help it counter Russia’s daily barrages, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. It came as Russian drones killed a man and injured ...

The Scottish First Minister spoke after a train travelling between Glasgow and London came off the tracks on Monday morning.