Katie Ledecky took six seconds off the 1500 metres freestyle world record as she claimed her second gold of the World Championships in Barcelona.

Four police officers could face criminal charges over the death of a mentally ill church caretaker who was restrained when he was arrested following a disturbance in the street, The Independent has learned.

The two men and a woman have been held on suspicion of murder

Dartmoor’s Livestock Protection Officer said she feared 'witches or devil worshippers' could be behind the slaughter.

A month's rain fell in just a few hours in some areas

A £2,000 reward has been offered to trace suspects who killed a young dolphin in a hit-and-run boating incident.

Elected police leaders can easily sack chief constables and avoid scrutiny for their decisions because of the threat of an embarrassing public row, say MPs.

William Nye claims Duchy of Cornwall’s £847m property empire is a ‘force for social good’

Emergency crews said the man slipped while walking in the Whitsand Bay area near Plymouth at 2am this morning

Kathrine Hooper's estranged partner has been charged with attacking her three months ago

Temperatures set to reach 32C in the south east

Katherine Hooper had disappeared with two children in May last year before being found covered in mud and dehydrated

Police have launched a murder investigation after a mother and her son are found dead at Dartmoor and the body of a second child is discovered at the family's home.

The former newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah was found not guilty torday of raping an underage schoolgirl at a string of London hotels.