Would-be crime chief says he received nothing from the US think- tank that allegedly funded him

Mervyn Barrett's team resign en masse after question marks are raised over funding

As the story of a 14 year-old girl drinking vodka and taking drugs on school premises emerged recently, her father feels her school should take responsibility.

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Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes is planning to pen a prequel to hit ITV period drama Downton Abbey centred on a younger Lord Robert and Lady Cora Grantham.

Just when you though it was safe to go back on Clacton seafront, the couple who sparked a major police hunt after spotting what they believed was a runaway lion insisted the beast was still at large.

Britain should get some respite from the dismal Bank Holiday weather today before further heavy rain and strong winds bring a disappointing end to the long weekend.

As one leading publisher announces his retirement, Tim Walker investigates claims that this marks The End for large-format titles dying – and finds

One of Britain's most senior police chiefs has warned that more Government cuts could leave forces unable to cope with a repeat of the riots that swept the country a year ago.

Labour went down to a landslide defeat against Plaid Cymru in the latest council by-elections.

A man has scaled the roof of an immigration removal centre as part of a “peaceful protest”, officials said today.

Theresa May has revealed that G4 S holds Government and police contracts worth £600m

The UK has to weather just a few more days of wind and rain before a long-awaited “more usual” summer pattern arrives, forecasters predict.

Thousands of police jobs to be lost in £2.4bn cuts to service, says watchdog