After the chaos, it all went remarkably smoothly. Many of the people who had tickets to the Opening Ceremony left their homes early in the expectation that the queues would be enormous, given the hoo-hah that surrounded the security preparations in the weeks running up to the Games. Yet few experienced any kind of backlog.

A husband and wife who treated destitute men “worse than slaves” by forcing them into servitude have been jailed for 11 years and four years respectively.

Four members of same family guilty of forcing destitute people into brutal servitude

Four members of a traveller family were today found guilty of forcing destitute men into servitude.

Cross-country adventures of the wanderer and the escapee

University of Bedfordshire

Ministers have been urged to investigate claims that an undercover police officer who had infiltrated a group of animal rights extremists planted a fire bomb in a department store.

A man is in custody after customs officers found 2kg of heroin hidden in a wedding dress, the Border Force said today.

As England fly to Euros today, FA director says being hard to beat is best they can hope for

Two men locked up for raping an 11-year-old girl had their sentences more than doubled by the Court of Appeal today.

The make-up

Police were called into action as Wrexham fans invaded the pitch at the Racecourse Ground after losing to Luton 3-2 on aggregate last night – the Welsh side won the match 2-1.

Court told gang planned to use explosives and guns in attacks inspired by al-Qa'ida

Four men appeared in court today to face terrorism charges.