A British man has died after he was buried by an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local officials have said. The man, 27, was near the…

Supplied Tom Simons, a former chief superintendent with Essex Police, was dismissed without notice and barred from joining any other force A senior police officer who engaged in sexual behaviour…

Three people have been charged in connection with drugs and firearms offences in a raid on a house in Edinburgh. Officers seized “a number of weapons” including a firearm and…

PA Media Russell Findlay said the “anti-far right” summit hosted by John Swinney was ‘not necessary’ The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said he will not attend an “anti…

Getty Images The dark chocolate version of Toblerone first went on sale in 1908. The dark chocolate version of Toblerone’s most popular bar has been discontinued after nearly six decades…

BBC A migrant has died trying to cross the English Channel. The RNLI confirmed it had launched its all-weather lifeboat and a group of people were brought to Dover in…

Former Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson has died at the age of 36. He was diagnosed with cancer for a third time in April last year, five years after he retired…

A London council is trying to sell 14 properties it bought to house the survivors of the Grenfell Tower tragedy that are in such a poor state that they cannot…

A no-fly zone has been put in place over the Sandringham Estate after drone sightings were reported during the visit of Ukraine’s president last month. The restrictions were requested by…

Millions of people could face disruption to their Easter weekend travel plans due to rail engineering works, an airport strike, heavy traffic and rain. More than 300 engineering projects will…