The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional director-elect for Africa has died while receiving medical treatment in India, Tanzania’s parliament speaker said. Plans to repatriate the body of Dr ...

When the Salford-born comedian told his daughters the story, he said they told him he would be a ‘weirdo’ to take it.

Public satisfaction with how often potholes are seen locally is no better than 10% in more than a third of English council areas, according to new research. The AA described the figures as “dismal” ...

Major supermarkets and food industry leaders have backed calls for the Government to ban cages for egg-laying hens. In a letter to Environment Secretary Steve Reed on Wednesday, food companies urged ...

The 72-year-old is seeking five million dollars in damages over substandard treatment in Rikers Island jail complex.

ITV has revealed it has cancelled The Tower after three seasons. The drama series features Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan who plays DS Sarah Collins and Peaky Blinders actor Emmett J. Scanlan as DI ...

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said it had accepted a pay offer it maintained had delivered notable improvements in terms and conditions. Lower-paid Tube workers will receive pay ...

We should all be checking our change for a very rare Royal Mint coin which sold on eBay for 300 times its face value this week. A rare 20p coin, known as a "mule coin", was sold for £60 this week ...

Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, after using tear gas to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister ...

The CMA said that after analysing 50,000 loyalty-priced products, it found 92 offered savings on the usual price.

However, from this winter only those on Pension Credit or means-tested benefits will get the Winter Fuel Payment. The Treasury said the changes would see the number of pensioners receiving the ...

THERE are severe delays on a motorway near Bradford this morning after a crash between two vans. The collision has happened on the westbound carriageway of the M62, between junction 26 (Chain Bar/M606 ...