Fire and emergency crews were called to Alloa at about 6pm on Sunday amid reports of an explosion at a block of flats. One man, who was inside the Kellie Place property when the explosion happened, ...

A senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party has died aged 72 while serving a prison sentence widely considered to be politically motivated. Zaw Myint Maung was a close colleague of ousted leader ...

Motorists are facing severe delays this morning following a crash on the A127. Congestion is building up on the A127 eastbound towards Southend this morning, following an earlier car crash. The crash ...

A Southend teenager has been arrested in connection with an assault in Eastwood.  A 16-year from Southend has become the second person arrested ...

The Israeli military has said projectiles fired from Gaza have set off sirens in central Tel Aviv, as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ October 7 attack. The sirens came as Israelis were marking the ...

The average UK house price last month was just over £100 away from a record high, according to an index. The typical property value in September was £293,399, just £108 below a record high of £293,507 ...

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Gary Lineker says “there are bigger problems in the world” than contract discussions over his Match of the Day future. The BBC last week denied an announcement was pending regarding its highest-paid ...

England endured a difficult start to their tour of Pakistan as they watched the hosts rack up 122 for one on the first morning in Multan.

Among those named by history’s first Latin American pope were the heads of several major dioceses and archdioceses in South ...

Fay Jane Manners was brought to safety alongside American mountaineer Theresa Dvorak from the Chaukhamba-3 peak.