Staff at Colchester Zoological Society in Essex discovered the new arrival in the early hours of 2 February and said the baby and parents, Qiwen and Lae, were doing well. The last pileated gibbon, ...

The US skier was the Olympic downhill champion in 2010 and had been hoping for a fairytale ending to her illustrious career ...

Montfort Tadier has put forward a proposal to ensure islanders have the choice to pay with cash for goods and services as the use of digital transactions increases.

Lincolnshire Police is cracking down on electric bikes being used illegally. The force said it had seen an increase in reports of e-bikes and scooters being ridden in an "antisocial manner". E-bikes ...

A man has been seriously injured in a light aircraft crash in North Yorkshire. The aircraft came down in the Masham area at about 12:20 GMT, according to police. The man, believed to be the sole ...

For five minutes and 58 seconds, the two women were trapped. Dene turned on the hazard lights. Thirty-five cars, travelling at 70mph, passed within inches. Fourteen vehicles were forced to swerve to ...

A compromise to save part of an Art Deco bus shelter while pressing ahead with widening a footpath due to safety concerns has been backed by a council. Sheringham residents successfully campaigned to ...

Lorna Sherriff, from the South West Coast Path Association, said storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra in January caused "absolute havoc" to the 630-mile (1,014km) path along the coastline of Devon, ...

Chesterfield chairman Ashley Kirk says the aim is to "significantly reduce reliance on owner funding" after a reported £2.3m ...

Royal Shrovetide Football, which began in the 12th Century, sees two teams - the Up'Ards and Down'Ards - compete to move a ...

Work has begun on a £3.9m swimming pool refurbishment. The pool at Bishop's Castle Arts and Leisure Centre in Shropshire will ...

Quentin Deranque, 23, suffered a fatal brain injury when he was beaten and kicked during a demonstration last week on the ...