New stamps are being issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking debut album by rock band AC/DC. Royal Mail said the set of eight stamps capture a sample of the band’s “electrifying” ...

Back To Black actress Marisa Abela was among the stars gracing a party in celebration of the Bafta Rising Star nominees on Wednesday night. Actors, TV presenters and musicians mingled at the event, ...

Littler had overslept during a morning nap and kept Van Gerwen and the six other competitors waiting at the Premier League media launch.

The latest Diabetes UK figures mean more than 12 million people in the UK, or one in five adults, either have diabetes or prediabetes, the charity said. Colette Marshall, chief executive of Diabetes ...

The UK’s armed forces have seen 90,000 cyber attacks in the last two years, according to the Ministry of Defence.

Millom Coastguard has today paid tribute to the 23 Chinese cockle pickers that died in the Morecambe Bay cockle pickers disaster. The tragedy happened 21 years ago today on February 5 when they were ...

The incident happened on the A590 close to Newland Garage in Ulverston just after 1pm with the road blocked from Next Ness Lane to Alpine Road. The collision involved a car and a van with the driver ...

A man died after medical technology including sleep apnoea equipment stopped working during Storm Eowyn, the Irish parliament has been told. Sinn Fein TD for Mayo Rose Conway-Walsh said she was ...

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A warning has been issued that a batch of pills may be circulating in Cumbria that could cause harm to those using them. Police have become aware of reports of small yellow circular pills – ...

Michael Portillo will celebrate the 200th anniversary of British railways with a special programme on the BBC. The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on September 27 1825 is credited as ...