More than 17 people were discovered to be living in a three-bedroom house during a crackdown on dodgy landlords.

Head teachers could bring in a four-and-a-half day week in schools around England as they grapple with £3bn in budget pressures.

A group of London Marathon runners raised more than £180,000 for a children’s hospice charity. A total of 82 Shooting Star Chase runners took to the streets for the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday, April 23.

A gambler who murdered a friend to claim his identity and clear huge debts has been jailed and faces deportation. Ming Jiang was being hounded by creditors when he killed fellow Chinese national Yang Liu, 36. He then dumped Mr Liu's dismembered...

A 12-year-old girl was forced to withdraw from a chess tournament in Malaysia after her dress was considered "seductive", her coach has claimed

India gained five points to move up to 3rd place with South Africa maintaining its pole position in the latest ICC ODI team rankings

Yasir Shah proved Pakistan's match-winner as they ended a six-test losing streak to beat West Indies by seven wickets in the first test in Jamaica last week