A major rescue deal for Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water supplier, is in doubt after Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds warned it would place an “undue burden” on customers

Jonas McDowall was on holiday in Cyprus when he died suddenly and unexpectedly - now his heartbroken family have launched a fundraising appeal to bring him home

Paula Stanton, 62, admitted carrying out an act outraging public decency at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff while she was sitting in the waiting area

Here's what you can do if a neighbour's loud party is keeping you awake

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT Robert Markel, 89, suffered a horrific fate on May 4 last year when he encountered a rabid black bear at his Florida property, with new details about the event recently surfacing

A man in his 70s was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a Luas tram on Marlborough Street during the evening rush hour. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage

A four-year-old girl was found alive after spending several days trapped in an apartment with her deceased mother in Montagnac, France. The 40-year-old mum was discovered dead

Tapanuli orangutans have been under threat from climate change fuelled storms with a single cyclone killing 7% of the monkeys in the Batang Toru forest in northern Sumatra, Indonesia

The legendary Royal Ascot meeting has become one of Britain's biggest sporting and social events. A new study found it supports nearly 4,000 jobs and delivers huge benefits all round

Preston Davey's life was short and filled with abuse. The 13-month-old only stayed with his new family for four months before he was taken to hospital unconscious and suffering from cardiac arrest

Officials at Edwards Air Force Base in California have confirmed a B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff at 11:20am. A massive plume of smoke rose over the Mojave Desert base as emergency crews responded

Leigh Taylor, 45, was working at a distillery in Workington, Cumbria, when a container over-pressurised and exploded, engulfing him in a fireball — he spent five weeks in a coma

Two Belfast firefighters have been suspended after they were reportedly caught in an altercation on live TV during disorder in Newtownabbey last week. The victim of the knife attack is still in hospital

Lawyers either side of the Atlantic went head to head in a bitter online feud over which country has the best legal eagles. One commentor even accused Brits of romping in the office

Brooklyn Beckham has broken his silence after his sister Harper Beckham was reportedly seen outside his Los Angeles home, just hours after their father Sir David Beckham was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Katie Price flew back to Dubai to reunite with her husband Lee after weeks apart while he had been in prison, with the pair enjoying a romantic evening out at a rooftop cinema

Scientists say they have discovered a vast 1,200km-long “whale necropolis” up to 7km deep in the Indian Ocean’s Diamantina fracture zone, containing hundreds of fossil cetaceans

According to reports Thomas Tuchel is understood to value Anthony Gordon's positional discipline over players such as Marcus Rashford

Radwan Shakur, 21, was found with stab wounds at Central Park in Chelmsford, Essex, on Friday evening as two teenagers who cannot be named have been charged with his murder

A passenger bus travelling from Dessie to Addis Ababa plunged into a ravine in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region, killing at least 31 people and injuring 33 others, police say

A veteran Loch Ness monster hunter who has searched for “Nessie” daily for 35 years - and even met his wife at the loch - says he’s fed up with AI-generated fake photos

Jamie Varley, 37, has been found guilty of 29 offences including murder, sexual abuse, assault by penetration and cruelty to a child. He will be sentenced on Thursday

Bonnie Tyler has reportedly woken up from an induced coma but the Welsh singer 'remains seriously ill' in a Portuguese hospital. The 75-year-old had only recently landed on a flight from the UK

Preston Davey was born to a mother who was jailed for murder as a teenager – she had contact with her son before he was killed by his adoptive parents Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley

Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley will receive their sentences at a later date at Preston Crown Court after being found guilty in relation to the death of 13-month-old Preston Davey