The longest federal government shutdown in US history continues into its 40th day as Democrat and Republican senators clash ...

A 21-year-old cyclist has died in a suspected hit-and-run in West Sussex, police have said. The man, from Haslemere, Surrey, ...

A hospital's Victorian chapel that was once enclosed in an enormous waterproof box and moved to a new site is marking its ...

A magic shop where stars such as Dynamo, Derren Brown and Paul Daniels honed their crafts is to close after 50 years.

Villagers have called for a council to reduce the speed limit on a "dangerous" and "nightmare" main road. Marion Shepherd ...

There were no deaths on the roads of a council borough last year for the first time in more than a decade, new figures have ...

Services are taking place across the region to mark Remembrance Sunday. The Bishop of Plymouth, the Rt Revd James Grier, will ...

Only one person has ever been awarded both the Victoria Cross and an Olympic gold medal. Lt Gen Sir Philip Neame, from ...

A council spokesman said the Liberal Democrat-led authority was trialling the Miyawaki method, a Japanese approach to ...

What is thought to be the world's first two-minute silence took place in a town in Surrey and sparked a global tradition. The ...

Nine historical sites in north-west England, including a Victorian cemetery, have been taken off the Heritage At Risk ...

School pupils from South Yorkshire are set to be the youngest performers at an event showcasing youth musicians at the Royal ...