Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote of an unspecified great matter of state said to bear directly on the Queen’s life.

The Foreign Office said the move was in response to an ‘unprovoked and baseless’ decision to expel a member of staff from the UK embassy ...

The actor and comedian was caught travelling at 97mph on the M6 near Telford, Staffordshire, in July last year.

The Bank voted to reduce the cost of borrowing on Thursday, but slashed its growth forecasts for the UK economy.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh planted a magnolia tree, metres away from a pair planted by the late Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in 1986.

EastEnders fans have gone wild after the BBC released a sneak peek promo picture for the 40th anniversary of the show.

Around 250,000 20p coins minted in November 2008 are believed to have entered circulation with no date. And now one has sold on eBay, attracting a winning bid of £97, 485 times its face value. The 50 ...

Jurors have been sent out to begin their deliberations in the trial of a 70-year-old man who is accused of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown in 2013. Retired postmistress Mrs Crown was found ...

In one year's time, an expectant nation will turn on their televisions and, once again, fall in love with curling.

Britain would oppose any effort to move Palestinians in Gaza to neighbouring Arab states against their will, a Foreign Office minister has said. Anneliese Dodds issued a clear rejection of a proposal ...

A shocking number of UK drivers could be unknowingly risking a prison sentence and a driving ban by getting behind the wheel while over the limit. One in four motorists could be driving illegally the ...

Questions have previously been raised about links between Britain’s new ambassador to the US and the paedophile financier.