Ethel Caterham, of Lightwater, Surrey, who was born in August 1909, succeeded to the title of oldest living person in April.

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

Five fire engines were called to an address in Burnley on Tuesday night (August 19). At around 7.40pm, fire crews from Burnley and Padiham were called to Claremont Street. It was a waste fire outside ...

Barry Williams, Poundland’s managing director, said sticking to the £1 price point had prevented it from selling products that customers had to visit rival stores to buy. The chain billed the move as ...

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

Middleshaw Hills care home hosted a summer fair raising more than £300 for charity. The Clitheroe-based care home opened its doors to the community on Saturday, August 17. Residents, families, and ...