Dame Sheila, who was evacuated as a child during the Second World War, is due to appear at the VE day concert on Thursday.

Police have launched an investigation after two superbike riders died in a “chain reaction” collision during a championship race. Eleven riders fell at the first corner of the Quattro Group British ...

A 14-year-old boy who died after a fire at an industrial estate “was loved by all who met him”, his family has said. Layton Carr was found inside a building at Fairfield industrial park in Gateshead ...

Straw versions of Dumbledore, Professor Stephen Hawking and Dr Dre have taken over a village in Wiltshire. Urchfont Scarecrow Festival returned on Saturday with around 55 unique offerings to go with ...

Four boats have capsized in a sudden storm at a tourist spot in south-western China, killing 10 people, state media said. More than 80 people fell into a river when strong winds hit the scenic area in ...

The board has approved Mr Buffett’s chosen successor as chief executive, veteran Berkshire executive Greg Abel, 62.

The 68-year-old actor read extracts from Churchill’s speech from VE Day in 1945, standing in front of a statue of the wartime leader.

Dozens of Second World War veterans have been gathering in a Dutch town to mark the 80th anniversary of the Netherlands’ liberation by Allied troops from Nazi Germany’s occupation.

An appeal for prostate cancer to be routinely tested for all men has been made by Freemason lodges across north-west London.

A psychology student taken to court for using the N-word in conversation with another black woman has accused the Crown Prosecution Service ...

I had the absolute pleasure of dining at Kaia, the Japanese restaurant at The Ned recently, and I’m still thinking about the experience days later.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen and he hopes it will not.