A confused swan was rescued after bringing motorway traffic to a standstill. National Highways said the bird wandered around the four-lane carriageway of the M1 near Northampton in the East Midlands.

Hamas has said recovering bodies is complicated by the widespread devastation in Gaza. Israel has pushed to speed up the returns and in certain cases, has said the remains were not those of hostages.

Drawing into Painting will showcase previously unseen work by the British artist at the National Portrait Gallery next year.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day. A fault with the signalling system is causing disruption to journeys between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars. Welcome to ...

Southeastern services are set to be replaced by buses on some routes due to overnight engineering work. The work will take place this week, from December 1 to December 5. This will affect late night ...

A 22-year-old man has died after a stabbing outside a row of shops in Wembley. The incident happened in High Road near London Road at around 12.55pm today (December 1). Officers and London Ambulance ...

There were some raised eyebrows in the small village of Mayobridge in County Down when local boy Charlie Smyth embarked on his American dream, but with one monstrous swing of his right boot on his NFL ...

Epping Forest's own refuse collection company celebrated its first anniversary with the launch of its purpose-built base - a home at North ...

The Bank of England has cut its estimate for the level of capital reserves that banks must hold to protect against their collapse, in a significant loosening of post-financial crisis regulations. The ...

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British artist Emily Powell has transformed her terraced home into a lived-in artwork and is now putting it on the market with a guide price of £2 million.

Five fire engines and 35 firefighters were dispatched to the scene in response, from stations across Hornchurch, Wennington and Dagenham.