The fire is burning just south of Lake Piru, a reservoir in the Los Padres National Forest. It is close by Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area burned by the Hughes Fire in January. That fire ...

The fashion chain is to close a raft of high street stores after a court judge approved its restructuring plan.

NEW permanent traffic lights are now operational in Ardrossan. The four-way controls between Montgomerie Street, Barr Street and the new Ardrossan Campus site entrance were brought into use for the ...

A fast-growing brush fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate a mountainous area north of Los Angeles. The Canyon Fire ignited on Thursday afternoon and grew to more than 7.6 square miles by ...

A private teacher who sexually assaulted five children has been jailed for 11 years. Umair Iqbal, 38, preyed on youngsters, aged between eight and 18, over a 10-year period while tutoring his victims ...

Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed in the heart in front of horrified children by another 15-year-old boy who had brought a hunting knife to school.

The most common concerns raised by contacts to the helpline were about sexual abuse or exploitation, emotional abuse and physical abuse.

She said the previous fluorescent streetlights were less harmful, and that other councils have made reasonable adjustments for residents ...

A charity rowing crew was contacted by the coastguard near Great Yarmouth after the local MP mistook them for “illegal migrants”. Rupert Lowe, elected as a Reform UK MP but now sitting as an ...

The meeting comes on a day when at least 42 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes and shootings across southern Gaza, according to local hospitals.

ENTRIES are now open for an annual fundraising race held by the Fit Ayrshire Dads. The Stevie G Memorial 10K, held annually in honour of the late Stevie Gilmour, will be held in the grounds of ...

Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative party chairman, accused Rushanara Ali of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over her handling of her rental property.