Armed robber who was wrestled to the ground jailed for three years

The Football Association has launched the 'Pledge of Positivity' which asks parents and spectators involved in under-18s grassroots football to commit to creating a more positive environment at matches across the country. A recent survey conducte...

The Football Association has today launched the 'Pledge of Positivity' which asks parents and spectators involved in under-18s grassroots football to commit to creating a more positive environment at matches across the country. A recent survey co...

Hulk the hermit crab repeatedly outgrows or breaks his shell, so the National Marine Aquarium is teaming up with Plymouth College of Art in a bid to find the hefty hermit a forever home. Product design and innovation, and 3D design crafts student...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised January signings Bruno Fernandes and Odion Ighalo after Manchester United eased through to the last 16 of the Europa League. United dismissed Belgian opponents Club Brugge 5-0 at Old Trafford to win 6-1 on aggregate.

The Labour leadership candidates have clashed over responsibility for the party's anti-Semitism crisis. Lisa Nandy, who quit Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet in 2016, said she spoke out on the issue but questioned her leadership rivals' response to...

The first case of Covid-19 has been identified in Northern Ireland. The adult patient had returned from northern Italy, travelling from Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, chief medical officer Dr Michael McBride said. The individual followed adv...

A great-grandmother is celebrating her 25th actual birthday on Leap Day this weekend. Doris Cleife will turn 100 on Saturday February 29, but this year will only be her 25th opportunity to celebrate on her day of birth. Mrs Cleife, who was a hai...

A British tourist quarantined in Tenerife because of the new coronavirus said on Thursday she had no idea how long she and other holidaymakers would be confined to their hotel. Liz Davies is one of the 160 British holidaymakers who were under loc...

The UK's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty summarises the key points in the country's response to the coronavirus issue and how the problem should be dealt with. Mr Whitty outlines the tactics his office will be using to improve understanding o...

The healthy female calf arrived to 15-year-old mum Sundara Hi Way following a 22-month gestation, with the birth caught on the zoo's CCTV cameras. Elephant experts at the zoo - who monitored the birth remotely - say both mum and calf are doing "e...

The World Health Organisation's director-general says that Covid-19 has the potential to become a pandemic and has called on countries to get prepared for inevitable infections. With Brazil on Wednesday confirming Latin America's first case, the ...

Looking for a car that can swallow everything you need for a weekend but also get your heart beating faster upon pushing the throttle? Here are five of the best new performance estates for under GBP80,000.

Flood-hit communities will face further heavy rain and strong winds as Storm Jorge makes its way across the UK over the weekend. Parts of Wales and northern England could see between 60 to 80mm of rain on Friday as the storm hits the UK, the Met ...

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Mayor of London call for the Government to abandon its plans for Heathrow Airport's third runway. In a summary of the ruling, Lord Justice Lindblom told a packed court: "The Paris Agreement ought to have been ...

Aston Villa take on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, as the two clubs battle it out at Wembley for the first silverware of the domestic season.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson responds to a question about the UK's preparedness for the coronavirus following reports of two new cases in the country. Johnson says that NHS is an excellent organisation which is ready to deal with an problem that ...

Snow covers the hills in Allenheads, Northumberland. As snow blankets northern parts of the country, residents evacuated from properties in Ironbridge due to flooding are facing further misery, as wet weather is expected to cause disruption on Thu...

Boris Johnson has declined to say whether he will visit areas where people have been forced out of their homes by recent floods - while he toured the headquarters of a charity for the homeless. Speaking at The Connection at St Martin's in central...

Giving a statement on UK trade negotiations with the EU, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said it is the Government's aim "to secure a comprehensive free trade agreement" as well as agreements on fisheries, internal security and aviation. Mr ...

Here is a look at the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the world.

Campaigners trying to block Heathrow expansion have won a Court of Appeal challenge against controversial plans for a third runway. Giving their ruling on Thursday, Lords Justice Lindblom, Singh and Haddon-Cave said the Government failed to take ...

Briton Bob Weighton has become the oldest man in the world following the death of the previous holder of the title in Japan. Chitetsu Watanabe is reported to have died at the age of 112 in Japan on Sunday, just days after claiming his Guinness Wo...

The UK left the European Union on January 31. Here we take a look at the latest figures and key dates in the ongoing Brexit process.

Pep Guardiola hailed a great result and performance but warned the job was not finished after Manchester City's stunning win over Real Madrid. City came from behind to claim a famous 2-1 win at the Bernabeu in the first leg of their Champions Lea...