Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass ...

Three people were injured following a crash on the M60 near Oldham yesterday (Friday, January 3), which saw a car light on fire.

Colin Firth portrays Dr Jim Swire in a new TV series about his fight for justice after the death of his daughter Flora.

Six days of funeral observances for Jimmy Carter are due to begin in Georgia, where the former US president died on December 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflect Mr Carter’s climb up the ...

The 17-year-old consolidated his status as the biggest star in the game by winning the World Championship on Friday night.

Mountain rescue teams were called out to the same reservoir in two days to help another walker who had suffered a leg injury. Members of Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue were scrambled just after ...

Police confirmed they were supporting the family of Edward Pettifer, 31, of Chelsea, who was killed in the attack in Bourbon Street.

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said. Ms Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo ...

The sixth series of The Masked Singer begins tonight (January 4) on ITV1 and ITVX at 7pm. In the first episode, six of the 12 celebrities will perform and hope to impress both the panel and viewers at ...

Blackburn Rovers are chasing their first league victory over Burnley in nine attempts after last winning in 2010. John Eustace's side drew 1-1 at Turf Moor but haven't won in their last six Lancashire ...

The first episode of Series 28 of Silent Witness will air at 9pm on BBC One on Monday, January 6. As usual, all the stories will be in two parts, with the second episode following in the same time ...