Crabs can feel pain, according to a new study - prompting calls for more humane ways to kill shellfish. Boiling crabs and lobsters alive is a common method of cooking them in the kitchen. But it is ...

Police have charged a man and a woman with serious assault after an injured and unresponsive baby boy was taken to hospital. Merseyside Police say the baby was found at a house in Seacombe, Wirral, on ...

Israel has imposed a last-minute curfew forbidding any Lebanese from crossing into the south of the country. Starting in the early hours of this morning, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a 60-day pause ...

Storm Conall has brought heavy rain to parts of southeast England, triggering flooding that has blocked key rail lines. Commuters are being warned of heavy disruption on some routes, with advice not ...

"Just the man I want to talk to!" We are out in Dover with Mike Tapp, the first elected Labour MP here for 20 years. "When are you going to do something about these boats?" constituent Carol puts down ...

The government will look into rules on the number of electric vehicles carmakers must produce each year, Rachel Reeves has announced. The chancellor said the government has launched a consultation "to ...

NASA scientists have rediscovered a long-lost "city" buried under 100ft of ice, 58 years after it was abandoned as a US base during the Cold War. Camp Century, built in 1959 in northwest Greenland, ...

The former chief executive of the Countess of Chester hospital has apologised to the families of the victims of Lucy Letby, but said the failure to "identify what was happening" sooner was "not a ...

Calorie labels on restaurant and takeaway food do not reduce how many calories people buy or eat, a new study has suggested. The mandatory labels, which were introduced by the government in 2022, ...

Pep Guardiola says he did not "intend to make light" of self-harm after answering a question about scratches on his face and head. The Manchester City manager could be seen with a scratched nose ...

Germany is drawing up a list of bunkers for a new app to help civilians find emergency shelter amid increasing tensions with Russia. Residents are also being encouraged to turn garages and basements ...