Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes paused his concert to pay tribute to the late One Direction singer Liam Payne. Payne died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel ...

Philip G Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment which was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died at the age of 91. Stanford ...

A difficult pool will be the perfect platform for the Red Roses according to skipper Marlie Packer after England were drawn alongside Australia, ...

Sunday’s Great South Run has been cancelled because of high winds and rain expected from Storm Ashley, organisers have said. Great Run, which organises the annual 10-mile race in Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

The former boss of Stirling Council has been appointed as the SNP’s interim chief executive after the resignation of Murray Foote. Carol Beattie was appointed interim chief executive by the party’s ...

Liam Payne’s sister, Ruth Gibbins, says she does not feel “this world was good enough or kind enough” to him in a heartfelt tribute to her late brother. In a statement posted on Instagram on Saturday, ...

A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has hit a herd of wild elephants in north-east Sri Lanka, killing two and injuring another as two of its tankers were derailed, authorities said. The ...

LEADER of Somerset Council, Bill Revans, has expressed his scepticism towards a proposed devolution deal. The Labour government have been silent.

A former Supreme Court president has said it is “not a very Christian thing” to allow someone to continue suffering if they want help to end their lives. Baroness Hale of Richmond said that denying ...

The warning covers four counties on Sunday while a yellow wind warning will be in effect for the rest of the island of Ireland.

Red and amber flood alerts have been issued for Somerset for the weekend of 19 to 20 October, 2024. Find out if you are affected.

David Lammy said it had been important to ‘restart dialogue’ with China, adding there had not been ‘sufficient contact’ under ...