A fire at a restaurant in north-east London was like a “Halloween scene”, a local businessman has said, after CCTV footage appeared to show a man running out of the building with his clothing on fire.

An act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show ...

Jeremy Corbyn has said United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese will contribute to the “Gaza tribunal” event which he is hosting. The former Labour leader, who is campaigning for a new ...

A fan-favourite star from Channel 4's Brookside is to make a return for the show's hotly anticipated crossover with Hollyoaks.

Both sides met near the Four Points By Sheraton hotel in Horley, which is used to house asylum seekers, and were separated by police.

A woman has died after a crash in Hammersmith. London Ambulance Service said it was called to King Street, W6, at around 5.30pm on Friday (August 22).

Teenager Caitlyn Halse defied nerves to score twice on Women’s Rugby World Cup debut as Australia registered a record 73-0 win over Samoa. Desiree Miller scored the first hat-trick of the tournament, ...

Protests against the use of asylum hotels and counter-demonstrations have taken place, with police trying to keep the groups apart.

Demonstrators and counter-protesters have gathered outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Perth, as a wave of demonstrations took place at similar sites around the UK. A group called Abolish Asylum ...

An Emmerdale star has spoken out about the rumours that he is leaving the ITV soap opera very, very soon in explosive scenes.

US rockers Queens Of The Stone Age have got the crowd rocking as the first headliners of a seaside festival which has been hit by controversy over an onstage pro-Palestinian protest. Thousands of ...

UK temperatures could hit 30C over the bank holiday weekend before the remnants of Hurricane Erin bring wind and rain along with big waves to the coast. Warm and sunny spells are expected over the ...