Last year was the fourth-busiest in the charity’s 201-year history, with lifeboats launched more than 9,100 times across the UK and Ireland.

Heathrow Airport was warned about its power supply in the days before it closed because of an outage, MPs were told. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, which ...

A man was arrested on suspicion of driving on the A590 while under the influence of drugs. Cumbria Police pulled over a HGV on the A590 near Hincaster at around 2.25pm on Tuesday This was part of ...

Val Kilmer was a versatile actor who made a name for himself playing brooding superhero Batman, as well as arrogant naval aviator Iceman in the hit action movie, Top Gun. The US actor was also known ...

Three people have been injured after a man armed with an axe attacked the annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year, officials said.

Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who murdered five women but he was never caught for his crimes - here are his victims.

Rescue crews in Myanmar have pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked – but most teams are finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake ...

Visitors have been welcomed back to see the puffins at the Farne Islands on the centenary of the important wildlife habitat being under the care of the National Trust. The 14 islands that make up the ...

Raspberry Pi has revealed its profits tumbled by more-than-half in its first year as a publicly listed company after it was impacted by supply issues. But the microcomputer business saw shares lift in ...

Nationwide customers will receive a £50 cash payment as a “thank you” from the banking giant following the purchase of Virgin Money. More than 12 million customers are set to get the payment from ...

Brighton Pier Group said reasons for its plans to delist include “disproportionate” annual costs of between £250,000 and £300,000 to maintain a listing, lack of liquidity in the shares, volatility in ...

Fans have discovered Top Gun and Batman star Val Kilmer's last Instagram post following his death at the age of 65.