Myanmar's detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the nation's Red Cross representative on Monday, the president ...

An independent standards hearing has found a Lancashire councillor breached the council's code of conduct on three occasions ...

The trams have restarted after three weeks of disruption [BBC] Three weeks of disruption to commuters in Greater Manchester ...

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has joked that Coldplay "made it hard" for other bands visiting Luton by setting a precedent for writing songs about the town. Chris Martin's b ...

The Northern Irish author has sold more than five million books globally and been translated into 40 languages ...

An investigation into a city's privately rented homes has concluded there are high rates of people living in accommodation with "serious hazards". Norwich City Council officials e ...

Many parents and carers across the country are looking ahead to the new school term in September, thinking about buying ...

Paul Smith was described as "full of remorse" for killing Sheila Jackson and Eric Greener before being found dead.

The US acting attorney general said Sunday he had reached an agreement with lawmakers and issued an order officially scrapping a $1.8-billion compensation fund that has led to a standoff over his ...

A new trial bus service linking two Staffordshire towns and the villages between them will be launched at the start of next ...

A trial of free parking in four Peterborough car parks starts on Monday. Drivers can park for free on weekdays after 15:00 in ...

Swanage Railway says it is spending about £1,500 a day in coal to operate each of its steam locomotives [Andrew PM Wright] A ...