The leader of the union representing firefighters has failed to be re-elected after losing to his rival in a ballot of members. Matt Wrack was seeking another term of office after two decades in the ...

France’s new prime minister Francois Bayrou has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a crucial move to seek more stability for his minority ...

Scientists have identified new genetic risk factors for depression across all major global populations after a study involving five million participants, giving hope for new treatments. The world’s ...

An 18-year-old man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Finsbury Park. The incident happened in Blackstock Road near Ambler Road just before 2.30pm today (January 14). Officers and London ...

A major housing development in Walthamstow will be completed - months after work was stopped. The Patchworks scheme, located on the site of the former Homebase in Forest Road, is set to be completed ...

A 19-year-old man has been charged with road traffic offences following a crash that led to the death of a man aged 68. On March 6 2024 at around 7.20pm, 68-year-old pedestrian Thomas Pates was struck ...

The blood department at a South London hospital was forced to close on Monday (January 13) due to significant flooding linked to the poor state ...

British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been detained since 2019 and his mother has spent more than 100 days on hunger strike.

The Princess of Wales visited the Royal Marsden Hospital in London on Tuesday to thank medical teams and offer support to fellow patients.

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has appeared in court charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. The captain of the Australia women’s national football team attended a hearing, ...

A group of school children have helped plant trees at a new housing development in Essex. The year 6 pupils from Purford Green Primary School assisted in creating a woodland walkway at Oakview Walk, ...

Neil Gray said the success of the Thistle Centre would be measured if there are fewer drug deaths and ‘harm reduction’.