A fire at a restaurant in north-east London was like a “Halloween scene”, a local businessman has said, after CCTV footage appeared to show a man running out of the building with his clothing on fire.

An act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show ...

Both sides met near the Four Points By Sheraton hotel in Horley, which is used to house asylum seekers, and were separated by police.

Billy Bodin’s stoppage-time strike saw Swindon Town salvage a late 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury Town at the Nigel Eady County Ground.

Thomas Frank praised summer signing Joao Palhinha after Tottenham put the disappointment of missing out on Eberechi Eze behind them with an eye-catching 2-0 victory at Manchester City.

Teenager Caitlyn Halse defied nerves to score twice on Women’s Rugby World Cup debut as Australia registered a record 73-0 win over Samoa. Desiree Miller scored the first hat-trick of the tournament, ...

Waitrose, Lidl, Tesco, Farmfoods and other UK supermarkets have issued recall warnings to shoppers, with the FSA saying "do not eat" ...

Jeremy Corbyn has said United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese will contribute to the “Gaza tribunal” event which he is hosting. The former Labour leader, who is campaigning for a new ...

Protests against the use of asylum hotels and counter-demonstrations have taken place, with police trying to keep the groups apart.

Demonstrators and counter-protesters have gathered outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Perth, as a wave of demonstrations took place at similar sites around the UK. A group called Abolish Asylum ...

Unions are threatening 'co-ordinated direct action' as government report looks at increasing the state pension age for millions of workers ...

Boiling Point set out to make all the running, with Bullet Point and King Of Cities his nearest pursuers – and while the market leader weakened when push came to shove, the Richard Hannon-trained 11-1 ...