ACTION has been taken to combat ongoing reports of anti-social behaviour at the former bus depot in Widnes. Cheshire Police has confirmed that, alongside other partners including Halton Borough ...

New EU border checks at Dover have been suspended as motorists queued for hours amid climbing temperatures at the start of a hot bank holiday weekend. Multiple temperature records could be broken over ...

The state has failed young people in a “shameful” way by “transporting them into the world of benefits”, the leader of a major Government review warned. Former health secretary Alan Milburn said his ...

Former Conservative Party chairman Sir Jeremy Hanley has died aged 80. His family confirmed that he died on Friday after a short illness, and thanked the hospital staff who cared for him. Sir Jeremy ...

Swiss police are investigating an alleged robbery amid reports that four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured during a home invasion. Swiss tabloid Blick reported that the 71-year-old ...

Leo XIV’s visit to the so-called Terra dei Fuochi, or Land of Fires, came on the eve of the 11th anniversary of Pope Francis’ ...

A fire service spokesman said: “Firefighters were called to a swing bridge in Runcorn, which had expanded due to the heat and was stuck. “Cheshire Police was at the scene and fully closed the roadway.

EMERGENCY services were called out to attend a house fire in Widnes. Two fire engines from Widnes and Runcorn fire stations were dispatched to attend Mayfair Grove yesterday, Friday. This came after ...

Young people are ‘sort of living in their bedrooms – they are on all the time, they’re never off,’ Alan Milburn said.

Daniel Fishel and Alison Gillow swapped the intensity of London life for the rolling hills of North Wales, where they now run a small collection of holiday cottages near Corwen. Visitors can immerse ...

SpaceX has launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet in a test flight. The spacecraft is an upgraded version of the ...

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi has killed at least 82 people, state media reported, after dozens were said to be trapped underground. The accident at Changzhi ...