Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly And The Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond with such hits as Everyday People, Stand! and Family ...

Police have confirmed that a body found over the weekend is that of a Colombian woman who disappeared after leaving her east London home. Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, was reported missing to the ...

Failures of a senior doctor in his care of a teenager who died days later from sepsis were “particularly grave” and “essentially amounted to gross negligence”, a medical tribunal has found.

The Day Of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died at the age of 86, following a brief illness, his literary agents said. The best-selling author was surrounded by his family as he died at home ...

Labour backbenchers have called for a Government U-turn on planned disability benefit cuts, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves restored winter fuel payments to a majority of pensioners. Ms Reeves’ £1.25 ...

An 11-year-old girl has also been left fighting for her life in hospital after the fire broke out in Heckmondwike on Sunday.

A 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Manchester has been named by police as Ibrahima Seck, with his family paying tribute to him as “funny, caring and hardworking”. Ibrahima was found with ...

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has said he sees no discrepancy between the UK’s current defence spending goals and his own push for members to reach 5% of GDP. The Nato chief would not reveal the ...

Timothy Barnes from Droitwich has appeared before Worcester magistrates in connection with an alleged £2 million scam linked to crypto.

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council ended a “challenging year” with a £96.4 million deficit. The council’s accounts for 2024/25 also show a £6.2m overspend across its £433.4m budget. A year ago, the council ...

STOCKSBRIDGE Park Steels are ready to enjoy their return to the Pitching In Northern Premier League Premier Division after pushing through ...