National Highways said it was forced to shut the road in both directions between Junction 29 for Romford and Junction 30 for the Thames crossing.

The Home Secretary has defended the Government’s expansion of live facial recognition technology as a “targeted” crackdown on high-harm offenders, amid concerns over privacy.

Drivers in France are being advised to stay off the road between noon and 4pm local time and cover their rear windows because of soaring temperatures. The guidance comes as thousands of UK motorists ...

For 2024-25, Scotland has a net fiscal deficit of minus £26.5 billion – an increase of £5.1 billion from the previous year – with this the representing minus 11.7% of the country’s GDP. The UK deficit ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy failed to catch any fish when he hosted JD Vance at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent.

Oasis gave an even more ground-shaking performance at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium than their 2009 show when they played there this month, according to analysis of seismic data.

Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, died after reports of multiple stabbings at a commercial property on July 28.

TV presenter Jay Blades has appeared in court via videolink charged with two counts of rape. The 55-year-old, who fronted primetime BBC show The Repair Shop, spoke only to confirm his name, address ...

Plans to turn the 162-year-old Corner Pin pub into a bedsit for up to 11 people have been rejected by Flintshire planners.

Actress Michelle Keegan is to play a police detective inspector in a new ITV crime drama that explores misogyny and police corruption. In The Blame, former Coronation Street actress Keegan stars as DI ...

The heat is expected to give way to instability in Scotland, with a growing risk of thunderstorms and a chance of flooding and disruption.

US actress Zoe Kravitz has revealed she “destroyed” Taylor Swift’s bathroom while retrieving her mother’s snake from a hole it had slithered into. The Batman actress, 36, said she moved into Swift’s ...