Sir Steve Webb said the letters from the Department for Work and Pensions do not make clear that repaying the money is voluntary.

Virdee is a new crime-drama that will be airing on the BBC very soon, which stars Staz Nair. Based on best-selling novels by AA Dhand, the six-part series is set and filmed entirely in Bradford. It ...

We're excited to share some fresh images submitted by our readers, all captured by the talented members of the Hexham Courant Camera Club.

Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli civilian men they held for the past 16 months on Saturday, and Israel was freeing dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of an ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won the most seats in the high-stakes state legislature election in India’s federal territory, including New Delhi, according to official ...

Maximum temperatures will be slightly below average but areas stuck under the clouds will feel colder than they really are, the Met Office said.

Tony Roberts, a Tony Award-nominated theatre performer who appeared in several Woody Allen movies, has died aged 85. Roberts’ death was announced to The New York Times by his daughter, Nicole Burley.

Eli Sharabi, 52, and fellow captives Ohad Ben Ami, 56, and Or Levy, 34, appeared thin as they were handed over by Hamas gunmen.

Tens of thousands of PlayStation users reported issues with their network overnight on Friday, February 7 going into the morning of ...

Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia have announced the birth of their fourth child, a daughter. The young princess, whose name and photograph have not been released, was born on Friday in ...