An alleged member of an Iranian spy ring operating in the UK wanted £150,000 to finish off a journalist, a court has heard.

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife after her body was found in a freezer at their West Yorkshire home.

The risk to the UK from plague is very low, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said, after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.

Two boys aged 12 and 14 have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a large fire in Nottingham city centre.

Counter terror police have made a further arrest in connection with the incident which took place close to RAF Fairford on ...

Sky News has announced its hosting line-up for the next six episodes of its flagship Sunday morning current affairs programme.

Failing to support Scotland's most disadvantaged costs at least £5.8bn a year, according to new analysis. The research - commissioned by Homeless Network Scotland and carried out by WPI Economics ...

Lord Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86. The bestselling author and politician died "suddenly and peacefully" at home, his publisher HarperCollins said. His final novel, Adam ‌And Eve, is due to be ...

A charity says there have been increases in rates of prostate, kidney, womb, liver, pancreas and breast cancers among adults aged under 50.

A British Airways flight descended more than 27,000ft (8,200m) within minutes after a technical issue caused it to declare an ...

The US removed its bombers from RAF Fairford partly because of a reported threat of a possible Iranian drone attack against the base, American officials have said.