A corrupt airport security manager who helped a cocaine smuggling couple try to bring £2 million of drugs into the UK from Colombia has been jailed.

Dame Stella Rimington, the first female director general of MI5, has died aged 90, her family announced. Dubbed the “housewife superspy” when she came into the role, she is widely credited as the ...

Around 2,700 homes in Ireland are still without power after Storm Floris brought strong winds to the island. Weather alerts remain in place on both sides of the border. In Northern Ireland several ...

A plan has been revealed to convert the historic Smethwick Conservative Club into a home for vulnerable children.

The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, is due to face a public parole hearing later this year after a judge concluded “there can be no doubt that there is a substantial public interest” ...

Ross Moran, Network Rail Scotland’s route director, said: “Storm Floris has caused significant disruption to Scotland’s railway, with wind speeds of up to 90mph, unprecedented for a summer storm. “Our ...

The defections of the Cambridge spies – Kim Philby, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean – still cast a long shadow over the intelligence community, fuelled in part by the conspiracy theories of MI5 officer ...

Mohammed Algasim, 20, was pronounced dead after police were called to Mill Park, a street near the city’s main train station, late on Friday.

A new sandwich from Tesco is causing a stir with shoppers after going viral on social media. A new birthday cake sandwich has been spotted in the supermarket, with the word spreading across the ...

Weather warnings were in place as Storm Floris made its presence felt in the UK and Ireland. Spectators at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival had to brave inclement conditions to watch artists perform on ...

Ashley Flavell, aged 29, from Halesowen, has been charged with two counts of theft from a shop in Dudley Road, Halesowen. Flavell has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Wolverhampton ...

From 1995 to 2008, Whale hosted a weekday night talk show on TalkSport, featuring a varied roster of guests including musician Myleene Klass, conspiracy theorist David Icke and nightclub owner Peter ...