A 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident after West Mercia Police officers attended HMP Stoke Heath.

Former Irish swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in the US on foot of an Irish extradition warrant. Mr Gibney, who had sex offence charges against him dismissed in the 1990s, has lived in ...

The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill passed its first legislative hurdle at Westminster.

Five suspected stolen caravans have been recovered and three people arrested during a police crackdown. The first came after ...

MPs have voted to allow the Government’s Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill to advance to the next stage in becoming law.

The BBC has faced strong criticism for continuing to livestream the performance of punk rap duo Bob Vylan at the festival on iPlayer.

Nettie was left bogged down after walking in sludge at her field in High Halden, near Ashford. Kent Fire and Rescue (KFRS) says its crew was able to remove her with slings before helping her back on ...

The King and Queen were protected by ceremonial female bodyguards for first time in an overcast Scotland as the south sweltered. Charles and Camilla began their official stay in Scotland – known as ...

Legislation is to be brought forward to stop Gerry Adams receiving compensation over being interred in the 1970s, the Northern Ireland Secretary has confirmed. Hilary Benn said that draft laws to ...

A huge mound of fly-tipped waste was dumped in a country lane, blocking access to homes and businesses, on the night of ...

A 92-year-old man will die in prison after being convicted of the rape and murder of a widow in 1967, in what is thought to ...

A spokesperson for the group said activists are ‘successfully disrupting’ business-as-usual at Elbit Systems in Bristol.