Coastguards launched a search operation following reports of shouts for help near a Wirral lake earlier today (Tuesday, July 21).

THE M56 is one of England's top-rated roads, according to a new survey. It earned praise in a national survey for the ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham told John Swinney they will have to “agree to disagree” on Scottish independence in a call on Tuesday, a UK Government source said. The two leaders spoke for the first time ...

RESIDENTS in Ellesmere Port are celebrating today (Tuesday, July 21) after their street was selected as a winner in the ...

The cause of Ann Widdecombe’s death is yet to be established, the opening of an inquest into her death has heard. The former MP and MEP was found with “visible injuries” at her home in Haytor on ...

Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship even as the United ...

The VAT reduction will be paid for by scrapping the digital ID card scheme, but former minister Darren Jones said that ...

A relative of an executed opponent of the Nazis tried to remove a wreath from the far-right Alternative for Germany party at an event in Berlin marking the 82nd anniversary of a failed attempt to kill ...

Matt Damon has praised the Tartan Army's takeover of Boston during the World Cup, calling it one of his favourite storylines of the tournament.

Only a third of travellers feel confident they could explain a medical issue to a doctor when abroad. A study of 2,000 adults found language is one of the biggest barriers when falling ill on holiday, ...

The eternal morning routine debates have been put to bed once and for all - morning showers win, getting up after the first alarm without ...

Babcock was the top riser on the FTSE 100, with shares up 7.8, while BAE Systems lifted by 3.25 and Qinetiq moved 4 higher.