A road in Hemel Hempstead is to remained closed "for some time" this morning. Police have asked drivers to avoid the area of the Magic Roundabout and St Albans Road, which is closed.

The boxes holding the ballots were opened at 9am at count centres across the country. They must first be sorted before counting formally begins, in a process which could last days because of Ireland’s ...

A former director said he was ‘horrified’ when he first heard allegations that Mr Al Fayed had abused hundreds of women.

Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi as defended the organisation after the report by MPs and peers.

A Russia military delegation arrived in North Korea as international concerns about the two countries’ expanding co-operation ...

The service will be conducted by the Reverend George Whyte, with readings and tributes from Mr Salmond’s lifelong friend and Alba Party acting leader Kenny MacAskill, long-time political ally Fergus ...

The funeral of Scottish comedian Janey Godley is set to take place after a two-day “final tour” of the cities she loved. Godley died on November 2 aged 63 after receiving palliative treatment for ...

The Daily Express celebrates the outcome after a three-year campaign alongside veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen, giving over its front page to her words saying that “future generations will be ...

At the event, more than £100,000 was raised in an auction hosted by former England rugby international-turned-broadcaster Martin Bayfield.

There will be a “highly visible” police presence in London this weekend with a pro-Palestine march and counter-protest set to clash with Christmas festivities. Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) ...

The TV presenter’s lawyers said it is ‘entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature’.