The Royal Mint has created a new coin celebrating Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman and has hidden a solid gold one behind door 24 ...

The man, who claimed to be a journalist, had a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle.

Shops, pubs, restaurants and others are set to lose 75 relief on the tax next year unless changes are made at the upcoming Budget, say experts.

Tony Nicklinson’s daughter said ‘suffering unbearably’ should be included in any new assisted dying legislation.

The first valves at four of a total of 21 sites, which operate like giant gates, have opened along the seven metre-wide tunnel.

A graphic designer has recreated The Beatles using more than 24,000 screws. Darren Timby, who is also a screw artist and based in Sunderland, has spent roughly 120 hours planning and making the unique ...

The former Minister for Northern Ireland has teamed up with LSE professor Paul Dolan to launch a new consultancy offering advice to businesses.

Wildlife groups published the plan in response to findings that numbers have plummeted in rural areas since 2000.

West Yorkshire-born Craig Jones applied to join the Royal Navy aged 19 while studying economics at Portsmouth University.

The UK is not “locked into” a winter of higher flood risk despite recent wet weather, officials have said, but urged people to plan for all eventualities.

The legacy of an 18th century poet said to have inspired Robert Burns and known for his famous poem about “Auld Reikie” is to be commemorated on the 250th anniversary of his death. Robert Fergusson ...