Mikayla Beames, 18, has been awarded a British Empire Medal after founding Team Mikayla following her cancer diagnosis aged four.

Awards under the Royal Victorian Order are in the King’s gift and are bestowed independently of Downing Street.

Stephen Fry said he is “startled and enchanted” to be awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours and hopes it sets an example that there is “always hope”. The actor, screenwriter and author is being ...

From a broadcaster, to a CCTV operator and a man famed for his moustaches, here are the people from Norfolk and Waveney named in the 2025 New ...

The service said more than 340 calls were waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared on Monday evening.

Chinese hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency has said.

From a star-studded Olympics opening ceremony to Taylor Swift’s record-breaking tour, 2024 has provided some memorable ...

A rare severe flood warning of “danger to life” has been issued for part of northern Scotland on Hogmanay, as a heavy downpour of rain is expected to burst riverbanks. Aviemore and nearby areas in the ...

Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by Islamist rebels.

A team of Scottish researchers have helped solve the mystery over a volcanic eruption that caused famines and crop failures around the world, almost 200 years ago. Scientists from the University of St ...

A coroner has issued a warning about the dangers of baby slings after a six-week-old boy died during “hands-free” breastfeeding. James Alderman, known as Jimmy, was being breastfed within a baby ...

The new aid comes as Russia has launched a barrage of attacks against Ukraine’s power facilities in recent days.