More than 100 illegal miners are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near ...

France’s new prime minister has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. In his first address to politicians in the National Assembly, Francois Bayrou ...

Rachel Reeves’ handling of the economy was compared to a Shakespearean tragedy, as the Tories questioned her future by claiming: “To go, or not to go, that is now a question.” Shadow chancellor Mel ...

A man has been charged with driving offences relating to an alleged hit-and-run incident which resulted in a girl being airlifted to hospital and the horse she was riding being put down.

There is nothing to suggest criminality in relation to the disappearance of two sisters who have been missing for a week, police have said. Officers are keeping an open mind about what has happened to ...

A Watford chippy has received a 1/5 food hygiene rating, with major improvements necessary at the Tolpits Lane takeaway.

A Watford teen has appeared in court accused of having a sword and Class A drugs with intent to supply. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Hatfield Magistrates' Court ...

Dan Jarvis said the problem was ‘extensive’ and thousands could have been paid without the Government knowing.

Comedian Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner announced. Slattery appeared on the Channel 4 comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and comedy shows Just A ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced MPs after turbulence in the markets sent government borrowing costs up and the value of the pound down.

Zoe Ball signed off her last show on December 20 after helming the programme for six years, with Mills’ first day set for January 27.

A ban on naming judges who oversaw proceedings related to the care of Sara Sharif before she was murdered “cannot be allowed to stand”, the Court of Appeal has been told. Mr Justice Williams ruled in ...