Michael Anthony, 84, said it took almost four hours just to get through to the 111 call centre and a further five-and-a-half hours before a nurse arrived to see his dying wife Anne ...

NICK ROSS: Crime has been with us since Adam and Eve and, surprisingly, God didn’t spot the solution. Rather than punishing the miscreants, it might have been better had he p ...

Relatives cashing in on her murder. A home life based on benefits, drugs and casual sex. ...

Michael Hogan reviews the final episode of Doctor Who, The Name of the Doctor.     ...

Terminator 2 star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend. ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and o ...

Chris Hadfield, the singing commander of the International Space Station, has landed back on Earth to a warm reception from David Bowie. ...

Student Andrea Rebello was accidently shot in the head by a police officer while she was being held in a headlock by an intruder. ...

MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop ...

Chris Hadfield, the singing commander of the International Space Station, has landed back on Earth to a warm reception from David Bowie. ...

The economy is healing slowly, the tough decisions we have taken together as a country are beginning to pay off – and in me, you have a Chancellor who is going to stick to th ...

The food writer and cook on life as an apprentice, his dad's cooking and his collection of mixersMy earliest memory is sucking a wine gum on Sidmouth beach and a wasp, attracted by ...

John Cleese's wife, Jennifer Wade, says they have moved back permanently to London after living in Monaco.     ...

More than a million elderly and disabled people in need of care could be totally shut out of the system because of the fine print of the Government's reforms, the leaders of Britai ...

In life, Lord Lambton scandalised society, resigning as a Conservative minister after cavorting with prostitutes. In death, he has left behind an even more toxic legacy.   ...

Police officers, republicans and loyalists agree to resolve differences through dialogue and non-violent means. ...

UK growers adopt specialist computer forecasting system to help improve yields of crops whatever the weatherAs Britain steels itself for the prospect of yet another washout summer, ...

The novelist whose first book is one of the most hotly anticipated of the year so farA rising-star librarian? Nope

UK growers adopt specialist computer forecasting system to help improve yields of crops whatever the weatherAs Britain steels itself for the prospect of yet another washout summer, ...

In "WHO SOOTHED WEEPING MADDIE, the Daily Express leads with a Madeleine McCann "exclusive". It adds: "Police seek couple who entered McCann apartment when Madeleine was crying"... ...

The internet giant Google has been challenged by MPs over the way it reports its income for tax. ...

The former Conservative chancellor says the Tory leadership is "running scared" of backbenchers over Europe. ...

An ex-Google executive claims its tax operation is "immoral", days after MPs allege it was "devious, calculated and unethical". ...

Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico. ...

Pupils' well-being and education should not be sacrificed to meet new targets, the leader of a head teachers' union will tell its annual conference. ...

One hundred years of glorious gardens will be celebrated when the world's most famous flower show throws its doors open this week. ...

EXCLUSIVE: WAITRESS put on three stone just to please her love's fetish for larger women ...

EXCLUSIVE: CARING actress dressed up as Her Majesty and invited 10-year-old Oliver Burton round for a cup of tea ...

Nigel Evans, 55, was arrested on May 4 after claims that he raped one man and sexually assaulted another between 2009 and 2013 - accusations he has branded ‘completely false& ...

The announcement coincides with this year's Eurovision Song Contest being held in Abba's homeland. ...

Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. ...

Cyclists are to embark on a protest ride to the Scottish Parliament, calling for 5% of Scotland's transport budget to be spent on cycling. ...

Grassroots Conservatives attack David Cameron's support for gay marriage, saying it has made winning the next election "virtually impossible". ...

The trend for barefoot running could lead to injuries in some runners, a small study suggests. ...

Mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite are more attracted to human body odour than uninfected insects, scientists report. ...

An estimated one in five British households owns a copy of Abba's Gold or The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band but now Abba's greatest hits collection has nudged ahea ...

Sir Mervyn King said the economy was in a 'modest recovery' but added that 'we certainly can't be satisfied with it'. ...

Tory activists have attacked David Cameron's support for gay marriage, claiming it had made winning the next general election "virtually impossible". ...

Nigel Slater introduces Observer Food Monthly's almost meat-free isssueThe baking renaissance aside, there has been no greater change to our national diet than the part that vegeta ...

Arthur House follows the action live as Bonnie Tyler represents the UK in the live grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö.     ...

Italians weep and wail when an flatmate is murdered. Americans do the splits. Knox makes it easy to for readers to make her a talking point...     ...

Six people were arrested in dawn raids as part of a crackdown on crime yesterday. ...

Medical staff and union members set off at 14:00 BST before delivering letters of protest to 10 Downing Street. ...

David Beckham says he began to feel emotional 20 minutes before his substitution seven minutes from the end of Paris Saint-Germain's final home game of the season    ...

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A mother and her two sons have pleaded guilty to allowing their dogs to get out of control and carry out a vicious attack on a neighbour. ...

The Prince of Wales, who has warned about irreversible damage caused by global warming, holds private meeting with the Energy Secretary and climate change minister.  &nbs ...

One of the stars of 'Game of Thrones' refused to appear in any more nude scenes in the popular fantasy drama.     ...

The Queen plans to make a state visit overseas in the autumn, after suggestions that she would give up foreign travel.     ...

A night out at A Chorus Line was a thoroughly enjoyable busman's holiday for Rupert Christiansen.     ...

The 1975, who support the Rolling Stones this summer, are trying to reinvigorate rock with electro's sonic adventure, says Neil McCormick.     ...

Young director Carrie Cracknell has worked on devised, experimental and classical theatre but now she's moved on to opera. Rupert Christiansen meets her.     .. ...

A $15m computer that uses "quantum physics" effects to boost its speed is to be installed at a Nasa facility. ...

Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, is blaming one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI official Zahra Shadid Hussain. ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Congress party is debating holding a general election in November, six months ahead of schedule, senior party leaders said, reflecting an internal dis ...

The odds of a single $2 ticket hitting the correct mix of six numbers to scoop the windfall are about 1 in 175.2 million. ...

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