The Golden Age murder mystery novellist was born on the 'English Riviera' in Torbay, southwest England, on September 15, 1890.

A huge explosion has rocked homes across Essex after a huge blaze erupted at an industrial unit containing fertiliser in Southend Road, between East Hanningfield and Rettendon, Essex.

Brian Green, 76, who fled after being granted bail before facing trial, was sentenced in his absence to 22 years at Leeds Crown Court in 2024 for five counts of rape.

Water firm bosses have received in total multi-million-pound pay hikes over the last year amid public outrage over pollution and bills, as well as government bonus bans.

The President was without wife and First Lady Melania Trump, instead seated in between WHCA President Weija Jiang and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday.

The tragic incident happened at just before 2am when the black Seat Cupra came off the road and collided with a lamppost in the Huyton area of Merseyside.

British tourists who fled from the French cape inferno have described escaping from 'enormous' flames after being woken in the night with emergency texts.

Tony Bartlett, of Axminster, Devon, was found guilty on Friday of killing his four-week-old son Atticus Bartlett in July 2022.

Vice President JD Vance has come under a barrage of criticism as Donald Trump 's heir apparent would need to begin readying for a 2028 launch.

A widespread outage impacted dozens of websites on Friday morning, including Apple Pay, Reddit and Hulu.

British tourists who fled from the French cape inferno have described escaping from 'enormous' flames after being woken in the night with emergency texts.

Raul Morales, 51, was apprehended for the attack on Thursday afternoon shortly after police said he stabbed a 57-year-old man in the torso at around 1.30pm then struck a 50-year-old man.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are believed to have bought a £6.3million villa at the prestigious CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club, a 300-home development on the idyllic Melides coast.

Chris Brown, 37, arrived at court wearing a brown suit and a baseball cap. He is accused of attacking a music producer in a London nightclub. He admitted affray.

Christopher Hellenthal, 20, was still dressed as Spider-Man hero after work on Tuesday when he spotted a pedestrian in a wheelchair struggling to cross a six-lane highway.

The Real Madrid star made a point of confronting Ismail Elfath - Lionel Messi's favourite referee - to share his grievances after England's 2-1 loss last week.

Benidorm is famous for its bright lights, all-inclusive hotels, and bargain pints. But is it actually safe for children? One resident shares his take...

Andy Burnham gushed about the project after flying in on a Government jet from Scotland, where he attended the Commonwealth Games opening last night.

Britain's artificial intelligence security experts revealed that all five models they had tested tried to trick their way round the security controls they had put in place.

Prince Abdullah bin Fahad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Jalawi al Saud (pictured) was discovered by a cleaner on the bathroom floor of his hotel room on November 25 last year.

Andy Burnham is making great play of his decision to be based part of the week in Manchester, where his family lives and he used to be mayor.

UK borrowing costs soared yesterday amid a global bond market rout sparked by a surge in the oil price back above $100.

After being unable to stay at Buckingham Palace, the Duchess of Sussex has revealed to her 4.7million Instagram followers that the family stayed as guests of Harry's uncle Earl Spencer at Althorp.

Iran has warned that Britain's RAF Fairford is a 'legitimate target' after the US used the base to launch a B1 bomber raid.

Sir Stephen Watson, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, issued his apology as an associate of Jihad Al-Shamie was jailed for life for plotting with him to attack a UK training base two months earlier.

Iran has warned that Britain's RAF Fairford is a 'legitimate target' after the US used the base to launch a B1 bomber raid.

Angela Rayner has been installed in her old post as Housing Secretary under the new PM, 10 months after quitting over unpaid tax.

Scientists have uncovered the ultimate limit of the human lifespan, and it means that you could live to be 190 years old.

A video posted on Mr Farage's TikTok page shows the Reform UK leader on the campaign trail with a group of people. A driver then hurls abuse at the Reform UK leader.

Sir Stephen Watson, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, issued his apology as an associate of Jihad Al-Shamie was jailed for life for plotting with him to attack a UK training base two months earlier.

Brits heading for their summer holidays are facing increasingly lengthy airport delays at a series of Europe's top tourism hot-spots - with experts pointing to some of the worst offending terminals.

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted US intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted

The husband of a British expat who was stabbed eight times at her home in France has slammed those who suspected he was involved in her killing. 

The Prime Minister said he and his new Justice Secretary Alex Norris would conduct an 'urgent review' of the policy ahead of its planned start in September.

The Derby-based group were responsible for bringing multiple kilos of high purity cocaine into the county, which was then distributed to customers and other dealers for onward supply.