This year's prestigious Booker Prize has gone to the Irish author Paul Lynch for his fifth novel 'Prophet Song'.

A court in Manchester has heard that two teenagers who were pre-occupied with violence, torture and death, murdered transgender 16-year-old Brianna Jai.

Rishi Sunak has announced 29.5 billion pounds of foreign investment in Britain at a gathering of global elites in Hampton Court Palace. 

The UK’s chief scientific adviser says the government’s failure to act quickly when warned about rising Covid cases in autumn 2020 led to preventable deaths, and said advice from scientists was ignored by the government.

Around two-thirds of the confirmed illegal killings of birds of prey last year are linked to shooting estates. That’s according to the RSPB’s latest report on bird crime, which we can exclusively reveal. Buzzards, red kites, goshawks, hen...

Fiona Phillips has revealed that she believes her 11-year stint of presenting breakfast television could be the reason why she got Alzheimer's at such a young age.

This is an interesting twist on the idea of introducing a handsome young man to your parents. Ellie Leach has been bringing her dance partner back to her parents' for dinner. And it's going down a storm.

ANDREW NEIL: While accepting that Hamas did indeed commit war crimes on October 7, Jones nevertheless proceeds to nitpick, undermine, question and sow seeds of suspicion.

Harry and Meghan have been told to end their 'deafening silence' after the King and his daughter-in-law were named as the royals alleged to have made remarks Prince Archie's skin colour.

The Ukrainian President said the attempts to force a Russian retreat had not achieved 'the desired results' as increased pressure is put on the Kyiv government to enter peace talks with Vladimir Putin

An alleged gas explosion in Edinburgh destroyed a home and reduced it to nothing but rubble as members of the public felt a 'mini earthquake', with the noise travelling miles away

A concerned mother has kicked off after her daughter was left sad and confused over receiving detention for wearing fake tan, which she felt was necessary after her dance competitions

EXCLUSIVE: North Korea's Supreme Leader would spend a lot of time 'mounting' the UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the Artificial Intelligence-powered sumo battle for the ages

The wrestling superstar Chyna seemed to have it all and she was something of a trailblazer for women – but her WWE career came crumbling down as quickly as it had erupted

EXCLUSIVE: Omid Scobie's explosive new book unleashed a fresh barrage of allegations about the Royal Family – and the timing couldn't be worse for Prince Harry and King Charles, says an expert

Fresh weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for swathes of the UK as temperatures plummeted below freezing.

Boris Johnson will reportedly tell the COVID inquiry that he "unquestionably made mistakes" during the pandemic, but his decisions helped save tens of thousands of lives.

An 84-year-old man has died after a large explosion at a house in Edinburgh.

ASLEF's train drivers are staging a series of strikes this weekend, marking the start of major disruption over the next week.

Charlotte, not her real name, wanders back and forth with her empty coffee cup held out towards the tide of commuters coming through the barriers.

But the former PM will argue robustly his government got many big pandemic calls right, sources say.

The senior judge is now recovering at home from the attack by a man whose case he was hearing.

Police say two people aged, 43 and 54, were also taken to hospital following the blast in Edinburgh.

Passengers have been urged to check with airlines for travel updates as weather warnings remain in place.

Temperatures could fall to -10C in north-east Scotland after snow swept across parts of the UK on Friday.

Police officers were called to the Baberton area of the city at 10.25pm on Friday following "multiple reports" of the incident.

In a post on social media, Glasgow Airport said its teams have been "working through the night" to clear settled snow.

The fuming driver says he is considering appealing a fine he was given after being diverted through the ULEZ zone on a trip from Leicester to Folkestone.

The pub once had people trapped inside it for nine days - and it's so easy to understand why customers want to get snowed in themselves.

According to the Office of National Statistics , life expectancy for females increased the most in Mole Valley, by 83 weeks . It was 84.7 between 2013 and 2015 and increased to 86.3 in 20.16 to 2018.

Explosion was heard miles from blast side with neighbours reporting their homes were shaking

Glasgow Airport has 61 flights scheduled for departure today but it is unclear how many will take off

Former prime minister is also expected to say he ended up saving ‘tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives’

Pontins closed sites in Camber Sands and Prestatyn ‘with immediate effect’

Police urge livestock owners to check their flocks regularly