Man who brandished knife at Cheltenham Ladies Day avoids jail time

A reveller who brandished a knife during a drink-fuelled dispute outside Cheltenham Festival has avoided prison.Harry Hicks, 58, went to Ladies Day

May meets with Cabinet colleagues to discuss her under-fire Brexit legislation

Theresa May is to meet with Cabinet colleagues to discuss her heavily-criticised Brexit legislation as speculation mounted that she is on the verge

Young people warned off drugs trade after friends shot dead in Dublin

Young people have been warned not to get involved in drug dealing at any level after two friends were shot dead in Dublin within a number of

Church of Scotland urges MoD not to destroy helicopter crash records

The Church of Scotland has made a fresh call for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) not to destroy records relating to the worst RAF peacetime

Spice Girls fan lists original Union Jack bus on Airbnb for £99 a night

A Spice Girls fan has listed the original Union Jack bus from the 1997 film Spice World on Airbnb for two overnight stays. Coinciding with Spice

Theresa May’s future: What happens now?

Theresa May’s deal has been pulled from the Commons timetable, despite her insistence it would be tabled this month and voted

Watchdog accuses drugs firms of colluding to hike NHS prices

The competition watchdog has accused four drugs companies of colluding to restrict the supply of an anti-nausea tablet, driving up NHS prices

John Lewis trials click and collect in Co-op stores

John Lewis & Partners is to trial a new delivery option allowing customers to pick up online orders from The Co-operative shops.The initial

NatWest customers soon able to pay online without entering card details

NatWest customers will soon be able to shop online without needing to enter their card details at the checkout.The bank is in discussions with major

Hollywood Bowl profits jump amid refurbishment programme

Hollywood Bowl has reported surging profits on the back of a major refurbishment programme.Pre-tax profits for the half-year to March jumped 12.5%

All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers returns to profit growth

All Bar One and Harvester owner Mitchells & Butlers returned to profit growth in the first half, as the company said its sales had

Merlin brushes off activist investor calls to go private

Bosses of Legoland and Madame Tussauds owner Merlin Entertainments have rebuffed calls from a US activist investor to sell the company and remove it

Caravan among strangest polling stations for European elections

Voters are heading to the polls across the UK for the European Parliament elections.A total of 73 members, known as MEPs, will be elected in nine

Key Brexit legislation pushed back following backlash from MPs

Theresa May has shelved plans to introduce key Brexit legislation to implement the Withdrawal Agreement in the first week of June following a major

Party leaders join Scots at polls to elect MEPs

Scots are going to the polls to elect the country’s six MEPs, with party leaders amongst those turning out to vote.SNP leader and First

Scots voting in European elections almost three years after Remain vote

The European elections should never have taken place – but now that they are it is no surprise they are all about Brexit.Voters across the

Police on standby as Scots go to the polls in European election

As voters go to the polls to elect Scotland’s new MEPs, police will deploy extra officers in case of any disturbances.Police Scotland

May clings on as calls for her to quit gather momentum

Theresa May is under growing pressure to quit after a backlash over her last-ditch effort to get a Brexit deal through.The Prime Minister

Top 10 super weird last meal requests

If you could eat anything before leaving this earth, what would it be? Today we discuss what these 10 individuals on death row requested as their

Risk of nuclear war now highest since WW2, U.N. arms research chief says

GENEVA (Reuters) - The risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War Two, a senior U.N. security expert said on Tuesday,

Washington becomes first US state to allow composting of human bodies

Washington has become the first state in the US to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains. Governor Jay Inslee

Sherpa guide breaks own record by climbing Everest for 24th time

A Sherpa mountaineer has extended his record for successful climbs of Mount Everest with his 24th ascent of the world's highest peak. Kami

Scientists predict ‘catastrophic’ consequences of sea level rise over two metres

Global sea levels could rise in excess of two metres – causing catastrophic consequences for the world, according to a team of

Watch this hungry lion shock a safari tour

An incredible scene involving a hungry lion has been captured on camera. Filmed at the Kruger National Park in South Africa, the footage shows a