A fire at a restaurant in north-east London was like a “Halloween scene”, a local businessman has said, after CCTV footage appeared to show a man running out of the building with his clothing on fire.

A teenager who set fire to the back door of a cottage has had sentence deferred for nine months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

An act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show ...

Teenager Caitlyn Halse defied nerves to score twice on Women’s Rugby World Cup debut as Australia registered a record 73-0 win over Samoa. Desiree Miller scored the first hat-trick of the tournament, ...

THREE Borders athletics stars will represent Scotland at the Junior Home International next month. Gala Harriers’ Isla Paterson and Seb Darlow are in the U20 women and U17 men categories respectively, ...

Protests against the use of asylum hotels and counter-demonstrations have taken place, with police trying to keep the groups apart.

US rockers Queens Of The Stone Age have got the crowd rocking as the first headliners of a seaside festival which has been hit by controversy over an onstage pro-Palestinian protest. Thousands of ...

Porter, 55, is best known for performing on Broadway in shows such as Kinky Boots as well as starring in the hit drama series Pose.

UK temperatures could hit 30C over the bank holiday weekend before the remnants of Hurricane Erin bring wind and rain along with big waves to the coast. Warm and sunny spells are expected over the ...

Australian actress Rebel Wilson has said her surprise performance with rock band The Kooks at Reading Festival was planned 12 hours before taking to the stage. Wilson, 45, best known for Pitch Perfect ...

The famine determination by the world’s leading authority on food crises galvanised governments and aid groups to intensify their pleas for Israel to halt its 22-month offensive on Gaza, prompted by ...

The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine have said they are “very disappointed” by the response from authorities. Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, travelled from her ...