Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant says he was sexually abused as a teenager by the head of the National Youth Theatre, Michael Croft. Sir Chris said Mr Croft, who died in 1986, had invited him to dinner ...

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to reach a group of miners trapped inside a copper mine in Chile that collapsed during a moderate earthquake. The mine’s director confirmed on Saturday that the ...

A MAN charged with offences including assault, burglary and criminal damage in St Helens has appeared before a court.

Aware that a new business can attract regular Newtonians, as well as those further afield thanks to the area's transport links, Lisa and Andy Phillips-Baynes were encouraged to invest in the area and ...

PLANS have been submitted to convert a former taxi booking office into a nail salon. The application seeks approval to change the use of the site at 32 Westfield Street, St Helens, from a taxi booking ...

SEVERAL issues have been highlighted during reviews of a new multi-million-pound railway station, which could explain some of the delays ...

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has admitted the situation surrounding unsettled striker Alexander Isak is “far from ideal”. The Magpies rejected a £110million bid for the Sweden international on Friday ...

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has also said she plans to introduce a fast-track scheme to tackle the asylum backlog.

Countries are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will hope to break a deadlock in talks for a legally binding agreement on plastics.

As numbers surge this year, Butterfly Conservation said sightings in unexpected places tell an important story about climate ...

Lucy Hargreaves, 22, was asleep on the sofa when three men burst into her home in Walton, Liverpool, on August 3 2005 and fatally injured her.

The NHS maintained care for an estimated 10,000 more patients during the latest doctors’ strike compared with last year’s industrial action. Early data shows that 93% of planned operations, tests and ...