Plans to add a first-floor bedroom to a small Grasmere cottage to help protect its occupants in the event of flooding have been refused.

US rapper and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z will headline the 2027 NFL Super Bowl half-time show, it has been announced. After weeks of speculation, the news was confirmed in a joint announcement by Roc Nation, ...

A caring son from Carlisle whose cocaine addiction led to him becoming a street dealer to raise cash has been given a chance to mend his ways.

Holidaymakers travelling through Manchester Airport today are facing delays. A number of flights departing from the airport ...

UK drivers face a £100 fine and three points for splashing pedestrians through puddles under the Road Traffic Act 1988; court fines could reach £5,000.

Further weather warnings have been issued as the UK is braced for more strong winds and heavy rain after storms over the weekend that left two men dead.

Harry Kane has become the first English winner of the Ballon d’Or in 25 years after being honoured at London Palladium on Monday night.

Busted star James Bourne has revealed his brother Chris “saved my life yet again” by donating a kidney to him after doctors told him he had “a few years left to live”.

Mark Ronson has remembered the late Amy Winehouse as “so funny, so charming, so charismatic” and suggested she was “maybe the greatest lyricist of her generation” ahead of the 20th anniversary of her ...

Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal’s standards must remain “through the roof” to avoid a Carabao Cup upset away to League Two side Fleetwood. The Gunners manager says the reputation and pride of the ...

US actor George Takei has remembered his Star Trek co-star Walter Koenig as “a thoughtful man and a loyal friend” after his death aged 90. Koenig was best known for starring in the original 1960s ...

Sir Tom Jones said he is “truly sorry” after rescheduling two upcoming concerts due to “a bad case of the flu”. The Welsh singer, 86, is currently on his Come Gather Round World Tour, which kicked off ...