Six people, including three young children, were killed in a blaze which ripped through a block of flats, emergency services said.

Organisers of Michael Jackson's public memorial have announced that British fans will be able to apply for tickets.

The Prime Minister will welcome equality rights campaigners to Downing Street before the annual Pride march through central London.

The Foreign Office has defended British Embassy staff in Iran against threats to put them on trial for alleged involvement in anti-government protests.

Officials are spending an average of just 11 minutes checking visa applications from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Tories have claimed.

BT employees have been offered the chance of long-term holidays if they agree to huge pay cuts, the company said.

The number of pensioners being declared bankrupt has soared by 164% during the past five years, research has shown.

The 10 most affordable seaside towns in England and Wales are all in the north of the country, research has shown.

Creating a new coal plant in Kent could lead to 100,000 more people in the developing world losing their water supply during dry seasons, it has been claimed.

Margaret Thatcher's famous budget rebate "victory" in Europe 25 years ago was actually a defeat which left her broken and in tears, it has been claimed.

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