Police and the coastguard rushed to Brighton beach on Wednesday morning, with emergency services pictured parked alongside the beach as lifeboats search the water

France has confirmed its first case of a rare strain of hantavirus after a woman who travelled on the MV Hondius was left critically ill in intensive care on an 'artificial lung'

Some 13,000 flights worldwide have been cancelled in May amid soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Middle East conflict. Plenty from the UK have also been axed

Temperatures are forecast to soar next week in a potential UK heatwave, with 16 regions expected to be warmer than Greece in May 2026 as spring's warmth reaches its peak

Bonnie Blue has admitted that the upcoming stunt planned for June will be so extreme it will 'set her back a couple of years' — and is so extreme that even she finds it 'disgusting'

Ryan Wellings, convicted of coercive control after Kiena Dawes, 23, took her own life, had seven months added to his sentence after partner Emma Croft coached him to cry and shift blame in court

A powerful solar flare could spark Northern Lights displays across the UK later this week, according to the Met Office aurora forecast. It comes after a coronal mass ejection (CME) on May 10

Vladimir Putin has boasted his Satan-2 is the world's most powerful missile as a Kremlin-aligned channel released disturbing footage reportedly showing how the weapon could obliterate Downing Street

World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that hantavirus will continue to spread, although there have been no signs of a global outbreak following the MV Hondius cruise ship infection.

Prince Harry is said to be 'very sad' that his two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are'missing out on life with the rest of their family' – but TV pundits have hit back, branding the Duke of Sussex a 'spoiled brat'

Scientists say the powerful weather pattern is building in the Pacific Ocean and could trigger extreme heat across the globe over the coming months

The beloved biscuit break could be on the way out as plenty of Brits feel bad taking time out of their hectic schedules to stop and have a little snack

A lawyer has spoken of the terrifying scenes inside one of the worst prisons in the UK as inmates range form murders to war criminals resulting in the prison's nickname 'Monster Mansion'

Allies of possible Labour leadership candidate Wes Streeting has claimed the Health Secretary has 'blown it' as the Prime Minister is growing in confidence

The Trafford Centre's on-site police team has launched an investigation after a woman pulled down her leggings to expose her underwear and posed for a picture inside the Manchester shopping centre

Sports corruption investigator Declan Hill says footballers from poorer nations may be tempted to take bungs at summer soccer showpiece because they are not paid enough to play

Greggs is to open a new outlet abroad marking the bakery chain's return to an overseas scope – the new Greggs menu will include a Spanish omelette roll to celebrate the franchise's ventures abroad

A new biography alleges Prince Andrew kicked his dog in the head after it snatched a sausage roll from a guest at Sandringham, leaving the Labrador 'whimpering on the ground'

Emergency services have rushed to sports centre after reports of a stabbing – police have arrested one man and an officer has been assaulted during the incident

Former Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, has told Labour MPs she's ready to run for party leader despite her former tax scandal forcing her to resign in the past

Cops said that "despite sustained efforts over a number of hours to engage with the man and bring the incident to a safe resolution", he "presented a weapon before police fired" at about 9.30am

Labour may force customers of the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney and Apple to fork out even more money to pay the £180-a-year TV licence fee to help fund the corporation, even if they do not watch it.

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting to stay on as Prime Minister after more than 80 Labour rebels called for him to quit immediately or set a timetable for his departure

Newlyweds who honeymoon in one specific European country are the most likely to enjoy a happy marriage, according to new research from Hyatt

Inflation has taken its toll on Jeremy Clarkson's smash hit game show's top cash prize which has stayed the same since its 1998 launch - leaving jackpot winners well short of true millionaire status