The UK plum industry has begun to pull out of a “decades-long decline” with a bumper crop reported this year, a grower has ...

Drone pictures show plumes of smoke and queues of traffic trailing from a bus fire on the A13. The double-decker London bus burst into flames on the busy road eastbound as it passed near Wennington ...

Drivers racing through red warning lights at a £145 million lifting bridge to avoid a delay to their journey when it is raised are posing a risk to safety, council chiefs have said. The Gull Wing ...

Engineering work will close all lines between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge throughout the weekend, with an extended closure from Orpington to Sevenoaks on Sunday. Saturday – Service changes: Hastings line: ...

England’s cricketers donned white headbands in memory of the late Graham Thorpe on Friday, joining fans in honouring the 100-Test veteran. Thorpe, one of the most respected batters of his generation ...

Tottenham are closing in on the loan signing of Joao Palhinha with the Bayern Munich midfielder set to undergo a medical on Friday, the PA news agency understands. Spurs are eager to boost their squad ...

Shadow Scottish secretary Andrew Bowie has called for a meeting in London to review policies affecting the oil and gas industry.

A man has appeared in court accused of murdering a woman who was found dead in a house in West Yorkshire. Courtney Angus, 21, was discovered at an address in Norfolk Street in Batley on Saturday. On ...

Two people have admitted rioting following the deaths of two teenagers after an e-bike crash in Cardiff. Jamie Jones, 24, and Lianna Tucker, 19, have admitted rioting in the Ely area of Cardiff in ...

Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has said he is “not enjoying farming” at the moment, amid a week that has seen bovine tuberculosis found on his Diddly Squat Farm. The TV star, 65, said he is ...

The not-for-profit Hackney School of Food has been given National Lottery funding for activities for children and their families.

A vehicle has crashed into a railway bridge outside a station in Bromley, causing heavy traffic on a major road ...