Japanese Princess Yuriko has died aged 101 after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. Yuriko was the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the ...

The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a souvenir.

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper.

A patient’s own blood could be used to help create a material potentially capable of repairing their broken bones, new research suggests. Scientists have transformed blood into a substance which ...

Ilya Lichtenstein masterminded one of the largest-ever thefts from a virtual currency exchange, according to prosecutors.

A woman has been issued with a conditional caution after being found in possession of class B drugs. As reported by the News officers carried out a warrant on a Bridport home, locating cannabis and a ...

UK economic growth slowed between July and September relative to the previous quarter, according to official data, in a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The economy grew by 0.1% over the period, ...

An award-winning country pub has finally reopened its doors under new management. The Half Moon in Melplash has been shut for nine months after the previous owners moved onto a new business venture at ...

Gating car parks is an idea being explored to tackle 'great concern' over speeding in West Bay. Bridport Town council is looking to take action against the blight and a multi-agency meeting is being ...

Concerns have been raised that a new solar farm will ‘spoil the views’ of west Dorset’s countryside. A planning application for a 64-acre solar farm off Dunsham Lane in Wayford near Crewkerne, ...

Uplyme & Lyme Regis Cricket Club is under threat of folding as it is struggles to find enough players. With nearly 140 years' worth of history behind it, the club is at serious risk of not being able ...