My literary ancestor was a remarkable man, writes Ewan McDonald, after a pint or two.

A drug addict who stomped her 21-month-old daughter to death is appealing against her conviction for murder.

The Reserve Bank has asked the Government for powers to limit mortgage lending to people who do not earn enough,

Nature has snatched this romantic coast from the clutches of industry, and swept Harriet O'Brien off her feet.

A London man's night out ended in a very bizarre way when he was befriended by a fox that refused to leave his side.

Having a fat wallet has taken on a whole new meaning.

Astonishing footage has emerged of a van driver grappling with a trucker, reversing his van into him and then smashing his victim's window with a shovel.

Plans to build the tallest tower in London's Square Mile were today given the green light by City planners.

New Zealand students are performing below the international average when it comes to maths, a new study shows.

Commonwealth writers have no chance of beating US 'big hitters', claims 2011 Booker winner Julian Barnes.

So much has happened to Andy Woodward since he first revealed last week that he was a victim of the serial paedophile Barry Bennell.

COMMENT: English football faces the biggest crisis in its history... and the FA are trying to apply a sticking plaster to a gaping exit wound, says Oliver Holt.

Princess Beatrice cut open Ed Sheeran's face in a mock-knighting of James Blunt that went wrong, it has been reported.

Entertaining guests at Buckingham Palace doesn't come cheap.

A Chinese rugby player broke a student's eye socket when he called him a "chink" in a student bar, a court heard.

The woman who wanted to bring British photographer David Hamilton to justice for allegedly raping her has branded his apparent suicide as a "cowardly act".

Prince Harry was left in an awkward position when he was asked to take part in a moment's silence after the death of Fidel Castro.

A stoush over "land banking" developers is brewing in Britain - and local authorities in New Zealand may well be interested observers in the result.

Panicked driver called emergency services, desperately seeking help, as his car hurtled along a motorway for eight minutes before the call ended abruptly.

The percentage of young adults in the UK who have taken cocaine is higher than anywhere else in Europe.

The Brexit vote underlined the "urgent" need to tackle the UK's long-term weaknesses, chancellor Philip Hammond says.

A far-Right extremist has been told he will never be released after being convicted of murdering British Labour MP Jo Cox.

A man set his wife on fire but tried to pretend it happened while she was making him a bacon sandwich.

Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledged calls from Britain's main corporate lobby group to avoid a "cliff edge".

Good night my beautiful angel, says heartbroken father whose photograph of his dying 4-year-old daughter went viral.

The president of a cryogenic facility where a 14-year-old girl was taken to be frozen has admitted patients may be left with no memories if they are successfully woken up.

Tony Blair is hunting for a new office near Westminster as he plots a return to frontline politics to influence the Government's approach to Brexit.

This is the final resting place of 'JS', the 14-year-old British girl who fought for the right to be frozen after her death.

If at first you don't succeed, try reading the instructions, writes Pamela Wade.

British woman Kaikoura Stuart has a message for the people of the town she was named after.