Marxist legislator Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent ...

Other parks in Carshalton include Carshalton Park, Queen Mary’s Park, Poulter Park, Oaks Park, and Stanley Park. Another popular feature of the area is the Honeywood Museum. The museum, which is free ...

Four people have been arrested after police were called with reports of a person with a 'knife' in The Brewery, Romford.

Towers Cinema pictured on opening night in August 1935 (Image: Havering Libraries-Local Studies) The Towers Cinema in Hornchurch opened on August 3, 1935, and Havering Libraries said it featured ...

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has said he does not have a £150 million “war chest” to tackle poverty in Scotland. Mr Murray dismissed reports that the Scotland Office would be allocated such funds for ...

More than 24,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK since the start of the year after 707 people made the crossing on Saturday. Home Office figures show that 11 boats were intercepted ...

Radio presenter Adele Roberts has said the Prince and Princess of Wales wrote to her after she was declared cancer-free and described it as “lovely”. The 45-year-old DJ announced she was free of the ...

The two rows risk overshadowing the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledging they were “frustrating” and “a distraction” for a party wishing to ...

Transport for London’s (TfL) income from fining drivers using major roads in the capital has soared by 57 in the last five years, new ...

At least 32 people have died and 17 others have been injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reported. Another 18 miners are believed to be ...

Police have launched an investigation after graffiti saying “Jail Starmer” was daubed on the window of an MP’s office.

The Met Office has warned of heavy rain and potential delays and cancellations to public transport as a yellow weather warning is in place ...