Parts of the UK have seen 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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

In talks held in Istanbul earlier this month that marked the first time the two sides met face-to-face for peace talks since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to swap 1,000 ...

A police officer is fighting for his life in hospital after being seriously injured in a collision while on duty in Buckinghamshire. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder ...

Motorists in Ulverston are being advised of a five day temporary road closure on Daltongate to allow for essential utility works.

Animals in zoos will get more enclosure space as “long overdue” welfare reforms come into place, the Department for Environment Food & ...