A mother and son caught in an avalanche in the French Alps while skiing were killed in a “tragic accident”, an inquest has heard. Katharine Vokes, 54, known as Kate, and her 22-year-old son Archie ...

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a taxi driver who was shot dead 30 years ago in what police called an “execution”. Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor, aged 26 and known to his friends and ...

It comes after Lord Patten announced that he would be retiring after more than 20 years in the historic position.

London-listed company Pennon said the incident in Brixham, south Devon, cost it £16.3 million, contributing to deepening first-half losses.

The former Big Brother presenter has had surgery to remove a colloid cyst, a type of rare fluid-filled benign tumour in the brain.

Some customers had to clean up sewage themselves, with compensation often not covering the costs according to Ofwat and the CCW.

Postal services in Gwynedd are at “crisis point” after the Post Office confirmed the “unplanned closure” of another branch. The High Street branch in Criccieth will shut at the end of January.

Bus mileage in England remains 11% below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show, as local authorities face severe funding pressures. The total distance travelled by buses in the year to the end of ...