Lady Alice Manners was relieved when she managed to track down the thief who stole her suitcase, but bitterly frustrated when police refused to arrest him..

Warily answering the door of his Las Vegas hotel suite, the undercover agent expected to find himself face-to-face with a seasoned criminal.

Last March, the Royal Mail posted a short advert for Mother's Day. Few of its viewers would have found anything unusual about it. However, close observers might have noticed something strange.

The family of Ann Widdecombe spoke on Friday night of their shock at her brutal murder.

Allies say the incoming Prime Minister understands the importance of controlling migration and is committed to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's tough stance.

The former Tory minister, known for opposing abortion and gay rights , was a regular target for left-wing campaigners and activists, who disagreed with her forthright, socially conservative views.

I don't want to seem remotely ungrateful to my old chum Emmanuel Macron for lending us the Bayeux Tapestry which arrived in London yesterday.

Five water companies now have severe restrictions in place - preventing about 11million from using hosepipes to water plants and lawns, wash cars or fill paddling pools.

Clayton Smith takes his job seriously. He's up at the crack of a Spanish dawn. Armed with several rolled-up towels he seems quietly confident. He knows where parts of the pool area will be in shade.

DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: With this quarterfinal hanging in the balance, Courtois gave way for Senne Lammens. What a disaster this was for the Manchester United goalkeeper.

Hundreds of teenagers, whom residents say have come from nearby private schools, gathered on Polzeath beach this week.

A coroner has ordered a full inquest be held into the death of England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles after it was found he died from a traumatic brain injury.

Wimbledon breakout star Arthur Fery was cheered on by his mum and dad for his historic semi-final clash against Alexander Zverev. 

At least six Brits are among those missing after the fires swept through Bedar, Almeria, killing 12 people, including four Brits.

Officers found the former Conservative prisons minister with 'serious injuries' after an ambulance crew called them to her house in Haytor, Dartmoor at 11.40am yesterday.

Also known as Paddy, she was the radio soap's longest serving cast member as well as the longest serving actor in a soap opera in any medium.

Although he will be England's biggest obstacle in Miami on Saturday night, few opponents have a closer connection to the country than Erling Haaland.

The Duke of Sussex also raced the This Morning host and his friend JJ Chalmers as he promoted the Invictus Games, amid reports that his wife and their two children are about to join him in the UK.

Meghan, Archie and Lilibet are not expected to appear at any public engagements - but talks about a reunion with King Charles remain ongoing.

Casting a vote in national elections should be made mandatory for Brits with £10 fines dished out for those who abstain, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has said.

Sarah Daykin is set to be thrust into the spotlight as the most unlikely of political wives as her partner prepares to go head-to-head in a bizarre by-election showdown.

A widow has revealed she was forced to bury her husband in an unmarked grave in Cape Verde after he fell ill on holiday.

Despite not knowing what he will do in power, backbenchers and ministers stampeded to pledge their loyalty to the so-called 'King of the North'.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Resplendent in an impeccably tailored, double-breasted suit, Sir David has looked every inch the Establishment figure during this year's Wimbledon.

The fire started on June 30 around 7pm at a home in Citrus Heights, according to the local police department.

Ruth Ellis was executed at the age of 28 at North London's Holloway Prison in July 1955, having shot dead boyfriend David Blakely in nearby Hampstead.

It emerged today that nine EU countries wrote to Eurocrats warning the bloc still wasn't ready to fully implement the strict new controls.

Moulton Grange in Northamptonshire was raided on May 28 as part of an ongoing investigation into unlicensed medicines.

Hannah Waddingham led the stars on day 11 of Wimbledon on Thursday as the women take centre court in back-to-back semi finals.

Explore our new search tool to see which baby names have fallen out of favour or soared in popularity across England and Wales, using the latest Office for National Statistics data.

The plot fell apart after widespread criticism and objections from the English and Mexican Football Associations - as well as outgoing prime minister Starmer.

He desperately sought to claim that widening economic disruption is 'temporary', denying that the Kyiv onslaught would break him.

Assaults, shootings and firebombs have now become so commonplace in the streets where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter , that Police Scotland have even set up a dedicated investigation unit.

If, like millions of millennials and Gen Z-ers, you are paying over £1,000 per month to rent a grotty room in a shared property in a distant borough at the edges of London, look away now.

The Metropolitan Police is looking into claims that £37,500 given to the senior MP's war chest originated from a foreign source, in breach of electoral law.