Biddy Baxter, the pioneering television producer who transformed Blue Peter into a national institution, has died aged 92, the BBC said. Born Joan Maureen Baxter in Leicester to Bryan Reginald Baxter ...

A former RAF corporal has become the oldest-ever contestant to appear on the hit Channel 4 gameshow Countdown.

Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a gorse blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 4.05pm on Sunday. Smoke could be seen billowing ...

A café in the heart of a country park is the perfect place for a summers day out, all within the walls of formed 19-century mill cottages ...

A quick stop to check a vehicle number plate “quickly uncovered much more” when police scored a “triple hit”. This came when a man was arrested on suspicion of drug driving, driving with a licence and ...

Mr Netanyahu is scheduled to give a press conference on Sunday amid international condemnation of his expansion plans.

Police are recruiting public volunteers to help tackle speeding cars at three blackspots in the borough. Initially, it will see members of the public monitoring speeding motorists who use Holcombe ...

How to pronounce Cascais, at the centre of the Portuguese Riviera, is the first hurdle English speakers must overcome if deciding to book a trip here ...

Dozens of workers from a care home in Prestwich has a ‘buzzy’ time last week as they completed a gruelling charity walk dressed as bumble bees ...

A planning application has been submitted to convert a residential house on Ringley Road in Whitefield into a children’s home ...

Here is your guide to this summer’s exam results: – When are exam results this year? A-level and AS results are out on August 14, while GCSE results will be released on August 21. Pupils in England ...

The Education Secretary has called it is a ‘national disgrace’ that so many young people do not get what they need to progress after ...