The platypus was a top secret gift from Australia, found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.

Hidden commissions on car loans have been ruled as not unlawful, but the financial services regulator has proposed a ...

Weather warnings have been upgraded to amber for most of Scotland as Storm Floris bears down on the UK. The warning lasts ...

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed by the march, after it was authorised to go ahead by the Supreme Court hours earlier.

A council has opened a food voucher scheme to help families struggling to pay bills afford food this summer. Kent County ...

Emergency services have been called out to a serious crash and vehicle fire on the exit slip road near Exeter Airport. Devon ...

A football club has warned supporters of a possible fraud involving QR codes on parking signs. AFC Telford United said it had ...

Two injured seal pups have been released back into the wild after eight weeks of life-saving care at an RSPCA wildlife centre ...

Six men aged 25, 28, 33, 40, 42 and 52 and a 17-year-old boy, who are all from Newport, were arrested on suspicion of violent ...

Collision protection beams are being installed on a rail bridge on the Brighton Main Line, says Network Rail. The Brighton ...

"Exhausting and emotional" is how one man has described taking part in a 16-hour swim relay across the English Channel. Mark ...