A teenager has appeared in court accused of murdering a young father who died after he was assaulted in a street in Essex. Kieran Shepherd, 30, died in Meadgate Avenue, Chelmsford, at around midday on ...

Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes paused his concert to pay tribute to the late One Direction singer Liam Payne. Payne died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel ...

Philip G Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment which was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died at the age of 91. Stanford ...

Sunday’s Great South Run has been cancelled because of high winds and rain expected from Storm Ashley, organisers have said. Great Run, which organises the annual 10-mile race in Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

The former boss of Stirling Council has been appointed as the SNP’s interim chief executive after the resignation of Murray Foote. Carol Beattie was appointed interim chief executive by the party’s ...

Liam Payne’s sister, Ruth Gibbins, says she does not feel “this world was good enough or kind enough” to him in a heartfelt tribute to her late brother. In a statement posted on Instagram on Saturday, ...

A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has hit a herd of wild elephants in north-east Sri Lanka, killing two and ...

The AQA exam board is piloting a numeracy test which potentially could give pupils a maths proficiency certificate.

The latest figures put the total number of crossings for the year at more than 28,000 – up slightly on last year but down on 2022.

Lucy Smith set up the endeavour as a tribute to her grandfather, Derek Easton, who died in June after being diagnosed with cancer.

Three Norfolk flood alerts have been issued by The Environment Agency. It means that flooding is possible and you should "be prepared", with advice and full information for each area at ...

At least 50 people have been killed in new Israeli strikes in Gaza, including children, according to hospital officials. In ...