Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said a new appeals body would help speed up the system and reduce demand for hotels.

The bands pulled out of the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth after The Mary Wallopers claimed they were ‘cut off’ for displaying a ...

The Irish president has said the conflict in Gaza is at the “realm of non-accountability”. Michael D Higgins described the ongoing conflict as a “tragic period” in the world’s history. The Integrated ...

An act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show ...

A fire at a restaurant in north-east London was like a “Halloween scene”, a local businessman has said, after CCTV footage appeared to show a man running out of the building with his clothing on fire.

Both sides met near the Four Points By Sheraton hotel in Horley, which is used to house asylum seekers, and were separated by police.

Harpenden Day Nursery and Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Hitchin, part of Grandir UK, have been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag. This is an international accreditation that celebrates ...

Protests against the use of asylum hotels and counter-demonstrations have taken place, with police trying to keep the groups apart.

US rockers Queens Of The Stone Age have got the crowd rocking as the first headliners of a seaside festival which has been hit by controversy over an onstage pro-Palestinian protest. Thousands of ...

The A405 was closed northbound between the M1 and M25, near Bricket Wood. It followed a "serious" crash at the junction of the A405 and M25 at around 7.30am. A white Ford van, a grey BMW, and a Yamaha ...

UK temperatures could hit 30C over the bank holiday weekend before the remnants of Hurricane Erin bring wind and rain along with big waves to the coast. Warm and sunny spells are expected over the ...

At least 12 workers have died and four others are missing after the collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in north-west China, state media reported. Aerial photos of the ...