Just before 11am on Friday, more than 16,000 homes were without power in the South West thanks to Storm Austen.

In a statement first reported by the Sun and issued to the Press Association, Meghan said: “I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and m ...

Forecasters have issued an amber alert warning that Scotland could be hit by gusts of up to 80mph this weekend as Storm Boelo sweeps in. It is expected to hit the country on Saturday, the day after ...

The museum has teamed up with Shropshire illustrator , artist and author Sarah Corkill to create a Christmas programme ...

A Cambridge University professor has retained his world tiddlywinks title after seeing off an American challenger nicknamed the Dragon. Tiddlywinks is a game in which players try to get small plastic ...

The Louvre and several other major Paris museums will be closed on Saturday over concerns about potential violence during planned protests, France’s culture ministry said. In a statement to The ...

This autumn MatchWornShirt is proud to stand together with football clubs throughout the UK in support of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

Thousands of Christmas shoppers on London’s Oxford Street will have their faces scanned by live facial recognition cameras, with the technology due to be installed in December, just in time for the ...

New weather warnings have been announced for parts of Ireland, as the island deals with two named storms in quick succession. Impacts are expected to include flooding, difficult travelling conditions ...

Storm Austen has brought severe weather to the south of Britain, with Storm Boelo closely following further north.

Israel has ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank, following a deadly shooting earlier in the day in the occupied territory.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office ...