The Indian Rebellion of 1857 dissolved the British East India Company, transferring power from the company to the empire. As such, the Queen became de facto Empress off India, but not by title. She ...

Child sexual abuse is prevalent in faith institutions across most major religions in the UK, with a report accusing these organisations of “blatant hypocrisy” and “moral failings”. The Independent ...

A new documentary tells how Mr Kennedy suffered “naked abuse and denigration” before his death six years ago. Mr Kennedy died in 2015 of a haemorrhage caused by alcoholism at the age of 55. Friends ...

Latest figures show there were 25,311 instances of “obscene publications” between April 2019 and April 2020, compared to 13,037 in the same period in 2015-2016. Cases of child grooming have also ...

Experts put forward a new theory on the ancient monument during BBC Two’s ‘Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed’ documentary last week. They now believe a dismantled stone circle at Waun Mawn, in the ...

On Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they are expecting a second child. However, the royal couple did not reveal how many months Meghan has been pregnant for or when the baby is due. In ...

In just nine months, from March 2020 to December 2020, 52 illegal fishing traps and nets were retrieved. 26 were found in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, 14 in Suffolk and Essex, and 12 in Norfolk.

THE LATEST R-rate values have been published by the Government. So what is the R-number where I live? Below is a full breakdown of the figures.

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, 39, has received huge praise from royal fans in the wake of her latest virtual engagement. The Duchess spoke to NHS nurses at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire ...

The Duchess of Cambridge is among a new wave of royal mothers in the Firm, with the likes of Princess Eugenie becoming the latest to join the group. The 39-year-old, Meghan Markle and Zara Tindall, ...

Heavy rain from Storm Christoph falling on already saturated ground has continued to affect parts of Greater Manchester and flooding is expected in East Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden. Two ...

Ms Lindsay Skoll CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna in succession to Mr Leigh Turner ...