Parts of the UK have had rainfall for the first time in more than 30 days after an unusually dry spring. Friday night brought downpours across most of the country – with more rain expected over the ...

Ed Sheeran has joined the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend line-up in Liverpool for a secret set. The Thinking Out Loud singer, 34, surprised fans on Saturday with a live set on the New Music Stage in which he ...

Police arrested three 10-year-old boys yesterday (23 May) following reports of criminal damage and burglary in Kirkby Lonsdale, as part of a ...

A temporary road closure has been put in place on the A591 at Brettagh Holt this afternoon following reports of an animal loose on the carriageway. Cumbria Police were contacted at 1.22pm today ...

A major power outage has struck south-eastern France, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize, the Palme d ...

Poundland has scrapped exclusive discounts for members of its loyalty scheme. Customers who use the 'Poundland Perk' app will now collect ‘Perk points’ to be able to be spent in store. These points ...

“Hardest Geezer” Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa last year, has completed his latest challenge by running the full length of New Zealand. The 28-year-old from West Sussex ran 2,434km (1,512 ...

The First Minister was speaking after the US President claimed incentivising drilling rather than ‘unsightly windmills’ would reduce ...

The council involved in the long-running strike by bin workers has been granted an interim injunction it says will ensure that picketing and protests at its three depots is in accordance with legal ...

The former railway goods station in Ulverston – believed to be the first station in the town when it was known as 'Ulverstone' – is now up for sale after being vacated by Mercedes Benz of South Lakes ...

Coronation Street star Mikey North reveals the fellow co-star he often gets mistaken for in the soap's Off Script podcast.