Comedian and actor Russell Brand said he has “never engaged in non-consensual activity” after he was charged with sexual offences, including rape. The Metropolitan Police have charged Brand, who is ...

The eight-year-old suffered a shock tumble when odds-on favourite for last month’s Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, bringing an unceremonious end to his 10-race unbeaten run, and he again came to grief ...

The family of a 13-year-old girl who died in a house fire near Liverpool have paid tribute to her, saying she was “filled with dreams, laughter and love”. The blaze was found in the first-floor rear ...

An Emmerdale legend is leaving the popular ITV soap opera after 16 years amid a double exit from the programme. Last year, fans of the Yorkshire-based show learned that Lesley Dunlop, who plays Brenda ...

The head of Unite has called on ministers to “get the decision-makers in a room” over the Birmingham bin strike after Downing Street told the union to start “negotiating in good faith”. General ...

People in Birmingham say they have had to think outside the box amid the ongoing bin strike as getting a slot at a tip is like “winning a lottery”. The city council declared a major incident on Monday ...