Gorillas Alika, Effie and baby Venus, and Amara the pygmy hippo, enjoyed a breakfast of vegetables and greens from County Supplies, one of the fresh produce traders based at New Covent Garden Market.

The first Whitby Lit Fest, inspired by the harbour town’s connections to famous writers, will be held from 6th to 9th November 2025 at venues in the area. Adele Duffield, Steering Group member and ...

A “very busy” flat party carried on until the morning of a shooting that left one man dead and two others injured in south-east London, local residents have said. Police were called just after 10am on ...

Hartlepool United manager Lennie Lawrence boldly backed York City to lift the National League title after his side suffered a 5-3 defeat on Saturday. After Lawrence was rewarded with the permanent ...

Casemiro has been impressed by Ruben Amorim’s transformative effect at Sporting Lisbon and says everyone is hungry to learn from the new Manchester United head coach. Ruud van Nistelrooy brought the ...

A woman stole £180 of goods from a city centre Tesco in York, police said. Now North Yorkshire Police has issued a CCTV image of a woman they would like to speak to in connection with the incident at ...

Stormont’s First Minister has acknowledged it has been “difficult to hear” fellow republicans criticise her participation in the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Belfast City Hall. Sinn Fein vice ...

Simon Harris has called Michael O’Leary’s comments about teachers who become politicians “crass and ill informed” and said he would have no further involvement in the Fine Gael campaign. The Ryanair ...

Train operator Avanti West Coast is “making progress” in improving its performance but there is “still more to do”, managing director Andy Mellors said. He told the PA news agency the company must ...

It came amid reports that Tesco is the latest high street giant to face a huge increase in its national insurance bill.

A retired civil servant suffered fatal head injuries when she was blown over by a search and rescue helicopter landing at a hospital, an inquest jury has heard. Jean Langan, 87, had attended Derriford ...

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to escaping from HMP Wandsworth.