The price of buying whisky, wine and gin in restaurants and pubs has risen - bad news as the UK enters Christmas party season.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has been put into special measures by a watchdog after an investigation found the brigade is "institutionally misogynist and racist".

CCTV images have been released showing a man who has been missing for three days without a coat in freezing conditions in the Highlands.

The Chinese government has "removed" a consul general and five of its officials involved in beating up a Hong Kong protester inside its Manchester consulate.

Morocco have made history by becoming the first African side to reach the World Cup semi-finals and there are plenty of reasons why the Atlas Lions are not to be underestimated.

Apple is set to allow rival app stores on to the iPhone and iPad in the EU, according to a report.

Oregon's governor has said she is commuting the sentences of all the state's 17 inmates awaiting execution on death row.

Among the company results on Wednesday morning there was a very interesting theme running between a number of them, specifically those from the Spanish fashion retailer Inditex, the luxury watch and jewellery retailer Watches of Switzerland and the tour operator TUI.

In November 2021, 31 people died trying to cross the English Channel in a dinghy. Now, just over a year later more people have lost their lives making the perilous journey to the UK.

In his early days of writing raps, Snoop Dogg borrowed a typewriter to get his lyrics down.