The South Basildon and East Thurrock MP said he had ‘decided to continue my parliamentary career as an independent MP’.

The attack on the property in Leyton, east London, caused about £1 million worth of damage, the Old Bailey has heard.

Flights scheduled at Marseille Airport have been suspended after a wildfire raged close to the southern French port city, local authorities said. The prefecture urged people in the affected areas to ...

A councillor accused of spouting “vile, anti-Semitic rubbish” has escaped sanction despite hundreds of complaints about his outburst.

In a world where tickets on resale platforms can carry mark-ups exceeding 50 , an ice cream giant is beating ticket scalpers at their own game ...

Gregg Wallace has been fired by the BBC following a nine-month investigation into claims of misconduct against him.

Hundreds of people have joined the search for an Army sergeant who has gone missing from his camp. Sgt Alex Cairnie, 30, of the Queen’s Royal Hussars regiment, left Tidworth Camp on Sunday. Wiltshire ...

Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk. When there is a food ...

A public inquiry into the murders of three girls at a Southport dance class will identify changes that urgently need to be made to protect the most vulnerable from other “horrors”, the chairman has ...

Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas dimmed a day after the death toll surpassed 100, and crews kept up the search for people missing in the aftermath. The search efforts ...