A drowning man was saved in a dramatic rescue after lifeboat crew pulled him from the Thames - just five seconds away from death. Lifeboat crews rushed to his rescue after he was spotted struggling by the crew of a Thames Clipper boat. The Tower RNLI crew launched immediately and...
Ever imagined living in a home with self-cleaning toilets, a television which chooses programmes for you and a robot that delivers breakfast in bed? Well, the home of the future may not be too far off. New research has unveiled Britain's wish list for the "smart home", including windows which...
An 18-year-old Iranian immigrant who is a self-made millionaire is donating €100,000 to victims of the Manchester terror attack. Alireza Dehghan, CEO of DPPM Holdings in London, gave the huge donation following Monday night's attacks which killed 22 people and wounded 64. So far over £4 million has been raised for the victims of...
Highways England is lifting more than 300 miles of roadworks to help people travelling this May bank holiday. Almost 98 per cent of motorways and strategic A roads will be roadworks-free over the bank holiday. Highways England is completing 184 and suspending 162 miles of roadworks by 6am on 26...
Residents today slammed ex-Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson and his two co-presenters for 'causing chaos' in a quaint Yorkshire village during filming of the Grand Tour. Householders say they were forced to take a 10 mile detour from one side of their village to the other after TV and security...
Hundreds of horrified holidaymakers were left stranded after a mobile hotspot named 'Jihadi London' sparked a terror alert. Travel plans were thrown into chaos after the Thomson Airways flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Gatwick Airport was evacuated on Tuesday night. After an hour sat on the tarmac, some scared passengers...
Armed police will be deployed on board trains nationwide for the first time as security is stepped up to unprecedented levels in the wake of the Manchester bombing. From this afternoon (THURS), specially trained firearms officers will be patrolling on board train services all over the country. This mobilisation is...
Labour is punching its weight with donations but is receiving them from the many and not the few, the Financial Times Chief Political Correspondent Jim Pickard has claimed. Donations to the Conservatives were more than double Labour's during the first quarter of 2017, according to new figures from the Electoral Commission. Theresa May's...
Britain today observed a minute silence in memory of the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack. People across the country stood still to reflect on a tragic week for the country after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and wounded 64. Staff and members of the public stopped what they were...