'Football mad' Alysia, eight, meets England heroes on World Cup pitch

A "football mad" eight-year-old girl has led the England team out on to the pitch at the World Cup.Alysia Singh, from Huddersfield, West

Ministers round on businesses over 'inappropriate' Brexit warnings

Senior Cabinet ministers have rounded on Airbus and other firms after they questioned the Government's handling of Brexit negotiations.

Blossoms singer hails Oasis star for Isle of Wight Festival inspiration

The lead singer of Blossoms has said Oasis was his motivation to get into songwriting as he took to the main stage at the Isle of Wight Festival

New Zealand PM thanks Duke and Duchess of Essex in new baby blunder

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern mistakenly referred to Harry and Meghan as the Duke and Duchess of Essex as she introduced her baby

Salisbury poison homes 'to be bought by taxpayer in £1m deal'

Homes, cars and possessions belonging to Sergei Skripal and the police officer poisoned in the Salisbury nerve agent attack will be bought by

FA boss disappointed that fewer England fans are in Russia

The chairman of the Football Association has said he is "sad" the numbers of England fans in Russia for the World Cup is lower than

47 'average age at which people write their will'

The average age at which people write their will is 47, a survey has found.But six in 10 (61%) people surveyed by Which? Legal say they have no will

Britain's priciest seaside towns 'have seen house prices dip annually'

Sandbanks in Poole has been crowned Britain's most expensive seaside town for the third year in a row - despite average house prices there

Rapid response banking initiative prevents nearly £25 million-worth of fraud

Nearly £25 million-worth of attempted fraud has been prevented due to a rapid response scheme which sees bank branch staff contact police if they

Alexa... find me a mortgage

Home owners making an initial mortgage search can now get "groundbreaking" help from Alexa, Amazon's voice-controlled virtual

Students warned as £22m lost in rental fraud

Students and other tenants are being warned to spot the signs of rental fraud when searching for a property, as figures showed victims of the crime

Disney increases Twenty-First Century Fox bid

Disney is upping the ante for Fox, making a 70.3 billion dollar (£53.3 billion) counterbid for Fox's entertainment businesses following

Leadsom blames Labour for ill MP being forced to register Brexit vote in person

Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom has criticised Labour for failing to make arrangements for an ill MP who was forced to come into the Commons in a

Sadiq Khan will run for London Mayor again in 2020

Sadiq Khan has confirmed he will seek a second term as Mayor of London in 2020.The Labour politician also said he hoped protests against US

Nato has had serious differences before, alliance chief says after Trump remarks

Nato members have seen "serious differences before", the secretary general of the alliance has said after Donald Trump appeared to lash

Mary-Lou McDonald: DUP not interested in protecting livelihoods in NI

The DUP is more interested in facilitating Tory Brexit than protecting the livelihoods of people in Northern Ireland, Mary-Lou McDonald has

Labour Live festival a success, Jeremy Corbyn claims

Jeremy Corbyn has hailed the Labour Live festival a success as he addressed supporters at the London event.The one-day showcase of politics, music

Abortion law liberalisation backed decisively by Sinn Fein members

Sinn Fein has voted "decisively" to liberalise abortion law across Ireland.Party members overwhelmingly said the procedure should be

Female reporter sexually assaulted live on air slams 'blatant harrassment'

The female journalist who was sexually assaulted live on air at the Russia World Cup has spoken out for the first time about her treatment.

Incredible shot captures green fireball burning across the sky

A lucky German photographer set up his tripod on the outskirts of his home town – and captured the exact moment a huge green fireball

Kate Spade's father dies at 89 just a night before her funeral

Kate Spade's father, Earl F. Brosnahan Jr., has passed away at the age of 89. The devastating news comes just weeks after Spade committed

Lion shot dead after escaping from enclosure at Belgian zoo

The lion was shot dead after escaping from its enclosure (Rex/stock photo) A lion that escaped from its enclosure at a zoo in Belgium has been

Moving lump on woman’s face turns out to be a live worm

A woman who went to an ophthalmologist complaining of lumps that were appearing and disappearing in various places on her face received a

Scientists have discovered two bizarre creatures that roamed the oceans 500 million years ago

Scientists have just discovered the fossils of two bizarre new creatures that roamed the oceans 500 million years ago. Obamus Coronatus and