A British expat has described the "confusing, thrilling and bizarre" experience of living through a major power blackout in Spain. Experts have been trying to determine what caused the sweeping …

Some residents near the scene of a huge fire have been told to keep their doors and window shut six days after the blaze started. The advice from the fire …

Zoo keepers have hand-reared an endangered penguin chick after it hatched as part of a breeding programme. The northern rockhopper penguin was named Noisy by Whipsnade Zoo staff as he …

Devon and Cornwall Police have said they are aiming to halve knife crime after receiving £1m in funding for extra foot patrols in problem areas. The force said the scheme, …

An event organiser who claimed more Covid support than his company was entitled to has been sentenced for fraud. William Blenkarn, from Beaconsfield, secured two loans worth £50,000 each for …

A police force spent more than £167,000 kennelling banned breeds of dogs over a year, they said. Dorset Police and said it had not received any extra funding to keep …

People using a public toilet block in a Derbyshire town will soon be charged 20p to spend a penny. Refurbishment work began this week at the Sylvan Car Park facilities …

A county lines drug dealer has been jailed after being caught with class A drugs during a police operation targeting suppliers and traffickers. Mohammed Fiaz, 40, of Newark Avenue in …

The resumption of racing for the Isle of Man TT following Thursday's rest day has been delayed by more than two hours due to overnight rainfall leaving roads wet. Clerk …