VJ Day on August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Officers gave chase to a vehicle in Bury which crashed, and two men then fled into a “wooded area” in the early hours of Wednesday, August 6. Bodycam footage shows officers with dogs searching ...

Javon Riley allegedly picked up the gunman in a stolen Nissan Juke on false plates before transferring to a Range Rover in north London.

Governor Andrew Bailey described it as a ‘finely balanced decision’ after MPC members were forced to hold a second vote.

Higher labour costs in the food industry and supermarkets have pushed up costs for shoppers, the Bank of England said.

Universities in northern England face having their contribution to the economy undermined after they missed out on a share of £54 million, eight mayors have warned. A total 12 institutions have access ...

The first people have been charged with showing support for Palestine Action in England and Wales after the group was banned as a terror organisation, the Metropolitan Police said as the force ...

An 81-year-old motorist pressed his accelerator pedal “in error” and hit a retired couple at high speed, an inquest has heard. Stephen Burch and Katherine Burch, both 65, had no time to react as ...

New runners are falling into common traps - and ending up injured or out of pocket as a result. A poll of 2,000 adults found 42 per cent have skipped a running warm-up or cool-down. While a third (32 ...

A trial assessing a new daily pill for weight loss has shown that people taking the drug can shed kilos in weeks, potentially offering people with obesity a new and convenient alternative to jabs.

Dorothea Barron laid the first brick as her old barracks near Edinburgh which is being transformed into housing.

Vine House Farm in Deeping St Nicholas near Spalding in Lincolnshire grows the flowers for the seeds to be used in bird feed.