A serial sex attacker who murdered two women and raped a third after being left free to kill has been jailed for the rest of his life..

Andy Burnham has said he will consider imposing a ban on disposable barbecues amid the risk of further wildfires as extreme heat continues to grip parts of the UK..

Specialist glasses have sold out at major retailers as Britons prepare for the best solar eclipse in decades..

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini singer Brian Hyland will perform his 1960 classic hit in Downing Street as he backs a campaign for better NHS diagnoses..

Andy Burnham will chair a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat, which has caused widespread wildfires and plunged many parts of the country into drought..

Romell Glave emerged from winning the 100m final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham wearing a gold costume crown and declared “now is my time to dominate”..

The UK’s largest Harry Potter shop is to open in London’s Oxford Street in November, Warner Bros has announced..

The UK is on course for its hottest summer on record, with only average conditions needed for the rest of August to beat the record set just last year, the Met Office said..

A man who attended hospital with a gunshot wound has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 25-year-old was shot dead near a pub..

Firefighters are beginning a third day of tackling a fire in the New Forest which they say they are “managing to contain” after working “tirelessly” through the night..

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers will not walk free early after Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged the Justice Secretary to “work through further options” to stop their release, a minister has suggested..

Pc Andrew Harper’s killers will not walk free early after Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged the Justice Secretary to “work through further options” to stop their release, a minister has suggested..

August is the worst month of the year for drink-drive crashes as summer events create “more opportunities” to get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol, according to new research..

August is the worst month of the year for drink-drive crashes as summer events create “more opportunities” to get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol, according to new research..

Andy Burnham has pledged to give councils more powers to block new bookmakers and vape shops in a bid to save Britain’s “hollowed-out high streets”..

Heat health alerts are to come into force as the UK braces for the fifth heatwave of the year, with almost three-quarters of England in drought..

Heat health alerts are to come into force as the UK braces for the fifth heatwave of the year, with almost three-quarters of England in drought..

Almost three-quarters of England is in “flash drought” as a dry start to August follows the country’s driest July on record, the Environment Agency (EA) has said..

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighbouring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings..

The Government has condemned the “reckless and dangerous” tactics used by people smugglers after a record 230 migrants arrived after crossing the Channel to the UK in a single boat..

Singer-songwriter Passenger is set to bring a star-studded line-up to a major open-air show in Brighton.

In Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, Lady Bracknell says: “To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

Crawley Borough Council and Sussex Police took action at Tilgate Park following reports of antisocial driving and related activity affecting nearby residents.

An experimental prairie is helping to boost pollinator populations by offering climate-resilient haven for bees, moths and hoverflies.

Patients are set to benefit from earlier diagnosis and treatment of a little-known heart condition through new scheme.

Worthing councillors are urging reinstatement of food vouchers for families during the school holidays.

Concerns growing over water shortages as housing targets continue to rise in Sussex.

A stretch of the Eastbourne seafront is shining brighter after the completion of a lighting upgrade.

A song inspired by a poetic Polish expression is inviting listeners to embrace daydreaming and beauty of slowing down.

Local chip shop Bardsley's is celebrating 100 years after frying fish for "four generations."

Children and teenagers are being invited to take part in a national filmmaking competition.

Fresh action to tackle violence against SECAmb ambulance staff is already leading to improvements.

A renewed partnership aims to secure investment, create jobs and deliver long-term infrastructure improvements.

TV presenter Alex Polizzi will guide eight-mile walk across the Seven Sisters.

Clearing isn’t just a backup plan—it’s a fresh start.

These photographs capture the lively wildlife of a Sussex garden.

Teenagers waiting for exam results are being offered free mental health support through confidential text service.

Fort visitors can enjoy circus skills, nature hunts and reptiles as part of a summer programme.

After surviving kidney failure and transplant at just four years old, a brave schoolboy is taking on the Transplant Games.

Researchers are testing an approach known as Social Recovery Therapy (SRT), which takes cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) out of the clinic and into real-life settings.