Spectators lined bridges and banks to watch as the boats covered the 21.6-mile course along the River Thames from Millwall to Richmond.

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane ...

The death toll from an Israeli air strike on a Beirut suburb has risen to 31, including seven women and three children, ...

Ipswich Town's search for their first win of the season continued as they were beaten 1-0 by fellow newly-promoted side Southampton in the ...

The Suffolk independent lifeboat charity Felixstowe Coast Patrol & Rescue is looking at two potential sites for a new home.

The King has said the “heroism and sacrifice made by so many in the pursuit of peace” will never be forgotten as the 80th anniversary of a famous Second World War operation was commemorated. Charles’s ...

The original contract for The Beatles to perform at one of their Hamburg residencies is expected to fetch up to £30,000 at auction. Drummer Pete Best played in the band’s first stint at the Star-Club ...

Sir Keir Starmer said Labour was “rebuilding our country”, as he arrived at his party’s conference intent on shifting attention away from rows over donations and internal No 10 infighting. The Prime ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said he was “stunned” to hear that Sir Keir Starmer had accepted clothing donations. John Swinney said that Sir Keir has now done the right thing, after it emerged that ...

The Food Standards Agency had told people with a peanut allergy to avoid eating products containing mustard as they may have been contaminated.

John Swinney has said he wants to make sure people see independence as the solution to day-to-day challenges as the SNP launches a new leaflet on the issue. Scotland’s First Minister said the SNP ...

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from ...