April was the 21st month in the last 22 for which the global average temperature was more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial level.

A 99-year-old veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has spoken of his “relief” at learning the war in Europe had come to an end. Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell ...

Ten-year-old Alexander Churchill, the great-great-grandson of wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, will light a candle of peace.

The embassy in Kensington, west London, is understood to have been the target of the alleged plot, according to The Times and other press outlets, but police declined to share further details. In a ...

New buyer interest declined for the third month in a row in April, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

Energy firm ScottishPower is building offshore cables to carry wind power from Scotland to England, in a move ministers say will bring down bills.

The party at Horse Guards Parade will conclude four days of celebrations marking 80 years since victory in Europe was declared.

The Prime Minister is also expected to announce a £563 million contract for Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of Britain’s fleet of Typhoon jets.

An artist who was born on VE Day has shared memories of growing up in the aftermath of the Second World War, when she resorted to drawing on walls amid paper shortages.