​​​​​​​Disruption to rail journeys is expected to intensify as a refusal to work overtime for six days this week has been extended - as a transport union boss vowed to strike for 20 years if necessary until a resolution is reached.

Seven police officers have been dismissed from Humberside Police following a series of "wholly inappropriate" messages, many of which were exchanged in a WhatsApp group.

Scientists have observed the early universe running in extreme slow motion for the first time.

Smartwatches could help identify symptoms of Parkinson's disease seven years before they appear, a study has found.

A man has been jailed for life for strangling his wife and their two young children, aged six and four.

Royal Mail has reported a surge in dog attacks on postal workers - with Tunbridge Wells in Kent named as the worst offending postcode.

Israel has carried out airstrikes in the West Bank city of Jenin - with several thousand soldiers reportedly involved as part of a new and major operation to target "extensive counter-terror activity".

Big multinational investors in Britain including Airbus and Tata Steel are backing a new group formed to bolster Britain's drive to develop a globally competitive green hydrogen market.

Drivers are used to working hard to find the best price for a tank of fuel.

Police in Ireland searching for a man who went missing on one of the country's major tourist attractions after an alleged assault have found a body.