The United States built the canal in the early 1900s as it looked for ways to facilitate the transit of commercial and military vessels.

Sir Mark Rowley, who heads the country’s largest police force, has previously warned of ‘eye-watering’ cuts to the force’s spending ...

THE M6 southbound in Cumbria is set to be closed overnight to allow 'emergency repairs' to take place. The motorway will be closed between Junction 39 and Junction 37 between 8pm tonight (Thursday, ...

A former RAF pilot who launched a charity which flies humanitarian aid to isolated communities has died, with his wife paying tribute to him having “lavished 103 years of love” into the world.

Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners after eight hostages in the Gaza Strip were freed by Hamas-led militants earlier in the day. It was a sometimes chaotic process that briefly called the ...

The 45-year-old and his partner Gemma Watts, 49, have admitted murder and perverting the course of justice by dismembering Ms Mayhew’s body, distributing the parts at “various locations” and cleaning ...