Isles of Scilly declared 'rat free'
Two of the Isles of Scilly are declared "rat free" after a scheme to protect sea birds by killing more than 3,000 rodents was successful.
Two of the Isles of Scilly are declared "rat free" after a scheme to protect sea birds by killing more than 3,000 rodents was successful.
Leigh Griffiths reaches 30 goals for the season as Celtic beat Ross County to move three points clear at the top of the Premiership.
The decision to cease print editions of the Independent would have been a shock to readers, its editor writes in a letter in the paper.
A UK ticket holder claims Friday's £24m EuroMillions jackpot, National Lottery operator Camelot said.
A man is charged with the murder of his wife who was strangled to death at their home in Kent.
Comments on social media will be used by England's health regulator to gather information on possible NHS failings, it is reported.
The dispute over the imposition of a new contract for junior doctors "could become a war" between NHS staff, employers and the government, a union warns.
Rowena Kincaid tells the disease determined to take her life she will not go down without a fight
Specialist road investigators remain at the scene of a crash near a Liverpool school in which eight girls, aged between 11 and 16, were hurt.
The US has a "profound interest in a very strong UK staying in a strong EU", US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
The streets of a new housing estate in a Greater Manchester town are to be named after miners who died in a Victorian pit disaster.
Olympic bronze medallist Beth Tweddle takes her first unaided steps since neck surgery following her fall on The Jump.
A 26-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was killed during a raid at his warehouse.
It was described as a "disgrace to humanity", but the Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne in Derbyshire is still going strong.
The majority of classroom support staff claim they have done the work of a fully-qualified teacher, according to a survey.
Many younger families in the UK are being priced out of the property market.
A new whistleblowers' helpline is being launched, aimed at employees unhappy about the way their organisation has responded to child protection concerns.
Britain must keep its Trident nuclear weapons system if it wants to play a significant role in the world, the US defence secretary tells the BBC.
How Liverpool's nouveau riche funded the Pre-Raphaelites
Was a doctors' contract deal ever possible?
A whistle-blowing helpline for employees in England to raise concerns about child protection failures - run by the NSPCC with government funding - is to be launched.
Why was St Valentine's finger sent to Coventry?
Plesiosaur 'sea monster' bones put back together
Two recently-discovered hoards of Roman and Iron Age treasure are put on display for the first time in a Liverpool exhibition.
A village's church bells are chiming overnight again for the first time in three years after a row is resolved by a volume reducing device.