The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a souvenir.

The Leonid meteor shower is set to delight stargazers, sending shooting stars streaking across the night sky. The Leonids – one of the more prolific annual displays – are usually fast, bright meteors ...

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: “The A39 at Loxley Woods near Ashcott reopened at about 8am today, Friday, November 15, following a closure from about 6am to allow for the recovery of ...

The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper.

Japanese Princess Yuriko has died aged 101 after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. Yuriko was the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the ...

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog. The ...

UK economic growth slowed between July and September relative to the previous quarter, according to official data. The UK economy grew by 0.1% over the period, versus 0.5% growth between April and ...

A patient’s own blood could be used to help create a material potentially capable of repairing their broken bones, new research suggests. Scientists have transformed blood into a substance which ...

The demonstration came as the United States, South Korea and Japan held combined military exercises in nearby waters.

Mr Kennedy ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race and abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald ...

Beans went missing from its home near Glasgow before turning up weeks later south of the border in the West Midlands.

Andrew Bailey will talk about the importance of economic growth at the annual Mansion House speech in the City of London.