The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan passed 1,400 on Tuesday, said a Taliban government spokesman.

Cornish people should be “loud and proud” of their identity, a Labour MP has said, as he told the Commons he is not English. Perran Moon said he had been “mocked” for describing himself as Cornish, as ...

Harry Brook’s winning streak as England’s white-ball captain came to a shuddering halt against South Africa, with Sonny Baker’s painful debut summing up a torrid display in the first Metro Bank ...

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. Some 733 (38.8%) of the ...

Mr Scott’s tearful mother, Paula Scott, told Morgan: “You killed him for doing his job, for doing the right thing. “You didn’t give him a chance. My son was everything you are not. He was strong, ...

A criminal who shot dead the prison officer who found an illicit phone in his jail cell has been jailed for life with a minimum 45 years before parole. Elias Morgan, 35, gunned down father-of-three ...

Two men have tragically been confirmed dead with five other people seriously injured after a horror crash on the A130 in south Essex ...

The Queen has made her first public appearance since the revelation she fought off a man who groped her on a train when she was a teenager. Camilla toured the headquarters of the international ...

Essex and Suffolk Water has revealed there is no clear timeline or plan available yet that can shed light on the completion of the works at ...

Alexander Isak says he will be ‘forever grateful’ to former club Newcastle following his £125million switch to Liverpool. The 25-year-old striker joined Liverpool on deadline day for a British record ...

Downing Street underscored ministers’ continuing commitment to fiscal rules as government borrowing costs surge.

Jamie Smith (54) top-scored as he continued his new role as opener but it was a solitary effort as the rest of the order toppled in timid fashion.