A Labour MP has described the Government’s plans to avert a rebellion on welfare cuts as “not very much really”. Dr Simon Opher, a GP and the MP for Stroud, told the BBC he is “going to rebel” in a ...

An Australian man has been shot dead and a second Australian tourist suffered injuries at a villa on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, police said. Police Chief Arif Batubara said the shooting on ...

More than 900 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Friday, according to Government figures. Data from the Home Office indicated 919 people made the journey in 14 boats on June 13, taking the ...

JURAT Collette Crill has been awarded an MBE for services to justice, human rights and the community. Retired Jurat and Lieutenant Bailiff Collette Crill served voluntarily on the Royal Court bench ...

Iran has launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Israel, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of Israeli attacks on the heart of Tehran’s nuclear programme and ...

More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded overnight as powerful thunderstorms swept across the UK. The Met Office said the “vast majority” of the lightning struck over the sea, but torrential ...

Governor, Vice-Admiral Jeremy Kyd CBE, has been appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Royal Navy. Vice-Admiral ...

Flooding and thunderstorms are threatening disruption for large parts of the UK on Saturday, hot on the heels of the warmest day of the year to date. The Met Office said Santon Downham in Suffolk ...

AN OLD ice cream van is being converted into a Battle of Flowers float by a newly established group of volunteers – and they are looking for a space to get flowering. This year’s scaled-down parade ...

FRIENDS and family have described a 77-year-old woman who is accused of sexually abusing a child as a “kind, caring and supporting” person, as her Royal Court trial approaches its close. Denise Violet ...

Liverpool agreed a club-record deal with Bayer Leverkusen for playmaker Florian Wirtz. The much-anticipated move could break the British record, with the Germany star set to join his former team-mate ...

The King will celebrate his official birthday with the Trooping the Colour parade. Military pomp and pageantry will be on display in central London to mark the milestone but the event will also ...