Crooked funeral director Robert Bush spent more than £42,000 on holidays while he was defrauding scores of customers, a court has heard. Bush, 48, is to be sentenced for 67 offences spanning 12 years ...

The BBC has announced that three popular TV shows have been axed as part of cost-cutting plans. Blankety Blank, Celebrity ...

The extreme heat strips moisture from vegetation and drives humidity down, turning grasses, brush and forest litter into ...

Mortgage lending was higher last month despite increases in rates for homeowners, according to Bank of England figures. The central bank said in its regular money and credit report that net borrowing ...

Tara Simpson-Sullivan hopes she can keep flying the flag for Cumbria on the international stage after making her Commonwealth Games debut.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to hold a cross-party meeting to discuss tackling the crisis in adult social care.

New 24-hour gym has opened on a Crewkerne trading estate as owners aim to plug what they say was a gap in local fitness ...

Thousands of new easyJet seats have just gone on sale – and travellers who know the airline's pricing tricks could save hundreds on ...