A woman who has accused a former Britain’s Got Talent contestant of rape has denied plotting with another alleged victim to get a “victory” over him. Andrew Johnston, 30, who competed as a singer on ...

A burns victim is being treated for critical injuries after a house fire and explosion in the Bloxwich area of Walsall. West Midlands Police said the man was found and treated along with another male, ...

The number of migrants who have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the English Channel has passed 10,000 in record time. Some 473 migrants arrived on Monday, bringing the cumulative ...

Elderly and vulnerable residents were among those moved out of their homes when a fire broke out at an electrical substation in west London. Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters were called to ...

The venue for the 2028 Open championship is up to the organisers, Downing Street has said amid reports Donald Trump has pressed for it to be hosted at his Scottish golf course. Whitehall officials ...

Downing Street says the hosting of the Open is a matter for the organisers amid claims US President Donald Trump has made repeated requests to Sir Keir Starmer for the 2028 event to be held at his ...

An alleged knifeman sliced and stabbed a man in a “ferocious attack” at Notting Hill Carnival, a court has heard. Rumarni Tuitt is accused of using a 12-inch Zombie knife against Kamani Spooner, then ...

Rap group Kneecap’s apology to the families of murdered MPs was “half-hearted”, Downing Street said. The Belfast trio addressed the families of Sir David Amess and Jo Cox, saying “we never intended to ...

John Higgins established a slender 5-3 advantage over Mark Williams at the end of the opening session of their World Snooker Championship quarter-final at the Crucible. The duo – two members of the ...

Author Sir Philip Pullman has announced the final volume in his best-selling series The Book Of Dust. The Rose Field will be released on October 23, 30 years after Sir Philip introduced Lyra Belacqua ...

King Frederik X of Denmark has arrived in Greenland, kicking off a visit to the semi-autonomous territory that US president Donald Trump wants to annex because of its strategic Arctic location.

By Lindsay Ash SOMEONE once said that “teachers are well overpaid as educators and massively underpaid as child carers”, and ...