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.

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

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 ...

Huo Asian restaurant opens in Belsize Park next month. Restaurateur Graham Rebak explains why he loves the area - and what diners can look ...

The famine determination by the world’s leading authority on food crises galvanised governments and aid groups to intensify ...

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 ...

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 ...

The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine have said they are “very disappointed” by the response from authorities. Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, travelled from her ...

A woman has died after a crash in Hammersmith. London Ambulance Service said it was called to King Street, W6, at around 5.30pm on Friday (August 22).

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 ...

The Conservative leader said the flying of English flags should be ‘welcomed’, rather than ‘seen as an act of rebellion’.

Hendon-based artist Sarah Ezekiel publicly debuted her new voice - created from just eight seconds on an old video tape - during a performance ...