Nearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total on record, figures show. A total of 492,914 offences were logged by forces ...

The number of people suffering norovirus in England’s hospitals is at its highest level this winter. New data from NHS England shows an average of 898 hospital beds were filled each day last week by ...

An unknown number of people are believed to have died when an airliner and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Airport.

The decision to grant consent to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields will now be reconsidered, taking into account downstream emissions.

Emma Raducanu has taken a wild card into the WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi next week and will play in qualifying for the first time since winning the US Open.

Salwan Momika, 38, got worldwide publicity and caused anger in Muslim countries when he burned the religion’s holy book.

A union has criticised plans to make almost 100 redundancies at mapping service Ordnance Survey. Prospect said laying off 95 skilled staff was “short sighted” and counter to the Government’s growth ...

Last April, a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island’s mountainous eastern coastal county of Hualien, killing at least 13 people, injuring more than 1,000 others, collapsing a hotel and forcing the ...

A vehicle found dumped in the countryside was identified as one stolen earlier this month. Officers from the Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce found the white vehicle in a field near Lechlade ...

Morgan Rogers says scoring a hat-trick to fire Aston Villa into the last 16 of the Champions League is a night he will “remember forever”. Rogers grabbed the matchball in a 4-2 win over Celtic which ...

Amelia Kerr has the world at her feet and she’s keen to keep them firmly on the ground. The 24-year-old was named ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year on Tuesday to cap a glorious 12 months that saw New ...

Find out how Lord Alan Sugar made his money and what his net worth is as he returns to The Apprentice on the BBC.