Last year was the fourth-busiest in the charity’s 201-year history, with lifeboats launched more than 9,100 times across the UK and Ireland.

Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas” of the Palestinian territory, the country’s defence minister said on Wednesday.

Sir Keir Starmer and British businesses are braced for the impact of Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs, which have the potential to derail the Government’s hopes for economic growth.

Heathrow Airport was warned about its power supply in the days before it closed because of an outage, MPs were told. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, which ...

Harpenden Town Council has confirmed it has sent a letter to St Albans City and District Council regarding a judicial review on the parking charges.

Val Kilmer was a versatile actor who made a name for himself playing brooding superhero Batman, as well as arrogant naval aviator Iceman in the hit action movie, Top Gun. The US actor was also known ...

The exhibition features finds from the Thames foreshore and explores the role of mudlarks in uncovering history.

Three people have been injured after a man armed with an axe attacked the annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year, officials said.

Rescue crews in Myanmar have pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked – but most teams are finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake ...

Ms Giuffre has been charged with allegedly breaching a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, near Perth, Australia, in February.

Visitors have been welcomed back to see the puffins at the Farne Islands on the centenary of the important wildlife habitat being under the care of the National Trust. The 14 islands that make up the ...