Peter Stanley, from Dovecote, Liverpool, has been jailed for 20 months for posting on the internet videos of baby monkeys ...

Joseph Nicholls, 43, was separately handed a suspended sentence for sending a threatening email to a company providing ...

Helene, which formed on Tuesday in the Caribbean, is expected to move over deep, warm waters, fuelling its intensification.

Two environmental organisations have been granted permission for a legal challenge on the Rosebank and Jackdaw offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea. Greenpeace UK and Uplift’s legal grounds ...

The interim report from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee found multiple failures on almost every ...

The 34-year-old apologised for doing 44mph in a 30mph zone and said it may have been due to physical and mental fatigue.

Experts are calling for evidence on the health impact of plastics to be placed at the core of any UN treaty agreed at final talks in November.

The Ukrainian president told the UN General Assembly there is no alternative to the ‘peace formula’ he presented two years ago.

Zara Aleena’s murderer has refused to appear in court for a hearing over an alleged “inappropriate relationship” with a prison workshop instructor. Jordan McSweeney, 31, failed to appear via video ...

The Czech Republic’s central bank cut its key interest rate on Wednesday for the seventh time in a row as inflation remains low and amid the economy’s slow recovery. The cut, which had been predicted ...

The number of people who are classed as being economically inactive due to long-term sickness has risen in recent years. Here the PA news agency looks at what the latest employment statistics show ...

Heinz has confirmed the original recipe for its Beanz and Sausages has been discontinued much to the despair of fans. The company is known for a range of different products including various sauces, ...