The Environment Department and regulators have two months to confirm they will take required steps to remedy the situation – ...

A teenage student opened fire on Monday at a private Christian school in the US state of Wisconsin, killing a teacher and ...

A lawyer defending rapper Jay-Z in his fight against rape allegations has outlined a range of evidence to prove accusations levied against the hitmaker are “provably, demonstrably false”.

US authorities say the person they believe carried out a school shooting in Wisconsin which killed two other people was one of the school’s 15-year-old pupils. Wisconsin Police confirmed her identity ...

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother will be sentenced later for killing the 10-year-old after years of horrific abuse. Last week, Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty ...

Prosecutors and the defence have agreed to recommend a sentence of between four and six years in prison, according to the ...

Residents in parts of Surrey and south London have been told water supplies are “starting to return to normal” after a major fault at a water company’s treatment works. Sutton and East Surrey (SES) ...

Friends of the Earth said that it and Greenpeace UK would intervene in support of five protesters seeking to appeal against their sentences.

Set a mammoth 658 to win by New Zealand, England faded away to 234 with injured captain Ben Stokes not batting.

Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo is said to have been a “close” confidant of the Duke of York and was pictured with politicians including Lord David Cameron and Baroness Theresa May. Mr Yang, 50, was ...

Customers who suffer problems like low water pressure could receive payments of up to £250 – compared to the £25 currently available, Defra said.

Watson, 55, and the now-defunct company were found guilty last summer of charges including wire fraud conspiracy.