The elevator descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek had a mechanical problem around 500 feet (152 metres) beneath the surface, creating a “severe danger for the ...

Virginia McCullough poisoned her father John McCullough, aged 70 at the time of his death, with prescription medication and fatally stabbed her 71-year-old mother Lois McCullough shortly afterwards, ...

Margaret Thatcher’s choice to resume the Tory conference after the bombing 40 years ago was a signal she would not be stopped, Lord Butler says ...

Sarah Parish hopes her new drama Curfew will “start a debate and an argument” about male violence against women. The actress said the show’s premise of a 12-hour curfew on men every night was “too ...

Hertfordshire Zoo has named two endangered African penguin chicks, after Oasis frontmen Liam and Noel Gallagher.

Twinnie-Lee Moore will guest star on the ITV soap where she will star as ambitious and ruthless boxing promoter Jade.

A farm built by Robert Burns and where he wrote Auld Lang Syne is a step closer to being saved for the nation after securing National Lottery funding. Ellisland Farm on the banks of the River Nith in ...

Sir Elton John spoke of his favourite moments from the documentary during London Film Festival’s gala screening on Thursday.

The children’s book tells the story of a little fish with a big imagination who gets lost in the ocean until he is saved by his own storytelling, and will be the 12th book by Donaldson and illustrator ...

The Northern Lights have lit up the skies with bright pink hues visible on Thursday. Photos of the dazzling natural phenomenon, also known as aurora borealis, were captured across England. The lights ...

Mobile phone users could be at risk of hacking, nuisance calls or having their phone cut off because of little-known rules around the recycling of old numbers, Which? has warned. The consumer group ...