How did a charismatic but impoverished British woman become the leader of the progressive religious sect known as "the Shakers" in 18th-Century America?

A new £2.8m lifeboat destined for Portree lifeboat station in Skye has been launched for the first time. The Shannon class craft, which has been named RNLB Peter and Mary, received a traditional bell ...

Andy Burnham is set to give his first full interview since being blocked from standing for the Labour Party in the upcoming ...

All the reaction from the Premier League weekend as Manchester United dent Arsenal's title bid with a 3-2 win at the Emirates Stadium.

The region with the highest rate of penalty notices, Yorkshire and the Humber, saw a slight drop to 103 per 1,000 enrolled pupils in the latest data, while London, which has the lowest rate, saw a ...

Aryna Sabalenka keeps her cool to storm past Elina Svitolina and reach a fourth Australian Open final in a row.

Last year's Tiree Music Festival contributed £1.6m to the Hebridean island's economy, according to a new report. The event's organisers said it was the highest figure in its 15-year history, and the ...

Crystal Palace are set to table a formal offer for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. Sources have told BBC Sport that Palace's interest in the 25-year-old forward has intensifi ...

A pilot whose plane crashed into a reservoir in Essex was identified by dental records, an inquest heard. Peter Beeson, 66, from Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, was the only person onboard the ...

A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight. CCTV footage captured the moment when one of the attackers fired at the SUV carrying mayor Akmad ...

Two men involved with a Manchester-based organised crime group that imported cocaine valued at £49,620 to the Isle of Man ...