A Japanese police chief has apologised in person to 88-year-old Iwao Hakamada after he was kept on death row for more than 50 years until last month, when he was acquitted in a retrial.

A Navy veteran has told how he loves his home so much he bought it twice – even returning to England from New Zealand after hearing it was on the market. Brian Howlett, 88, who was born in Hull, ...

Broadcaster John Stapleton has revealed his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease. Stapleton, 78, who has presented on programmes including Newsnight, Panorama and GMTV’s News Hour, said in a video clip ...

Drivers are being warned to avoid a dangerously flooded road in Pershore. Walcot Lane has seen water levels rise to a point where vehicles are unable to pass.

Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, also admitted criminal damage when she appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Flood warnings are still in place across several rivers in Worcestershire as the county feels the effects of another day of flooding.

Kyle Telemaque, 19, from Ely, has pleaded guilty to rioting following the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15.

Israel invaded Lebanon earlier this month, saying it aims to push Hezbollah back from the border after more than a year of ...

Tram workers in Edinburgh have won a dispute over rest periods and toilet breaks after threatening strike action, a union has said. Trade union Unite said the dispute arose because of late running ...

Microsoft AI tools for businesses that allow users to create “agents” to carry out specific work tasks are set to begin rolling out publicly next month, the company has said.

The assassination attempt against former US president Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally in July was “preventable and should not have happened”, according to a bipartisan investigation into the ...

Fethullah Gulen, a reclusive US-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died, officials said.