Fried-chicken restaurant chain KFC will create 1,600 jobs this year by opening more than 40 restaurants across the UK and Ireland.

Horsemeat weighing 40kg (88lb) has been sold to shoppers in the UK while wrongly labelled as beef, the country's Food Standards Agency said.

Unseen photos of The Beatles are to go up for sale after lying in a family album for nearly 50 years.

Singer Jessie J said she was “lost for words” today after a father of two died following a bottle attack at a party she performed at.

Council chiefs in Britain have ordered a licence review for a club which staged cage fighting involving children as young as eight.

British Airways passengers prepared for a possible crash into the sea after an emergency message was played in error on their flight, it was revealed today.

Kieren Fallon appeared in court yesterday to answer charges relating to an alleged betting conspiracy.

Former champion jockey Kieren Fallon appeared in court today to answer charges relating to an alleged betting conspiracy.

Animated duo Wallace and Gromit look set to retain their status as two of Britain’s most entertaining characters after picking up a top award at the Baftas.

The driver in a minibus crash that killed eight British tourists was not licensed to operate the vehicle, South African officials said tonight.

A policeman is being comforted by relatives after the bodies of his heavily-pregnant wife and son were found at the family home.

Neighbours have told of their disbelief at the deaths of a heavily-pregnant policeman's wife and their young son.