Biddy Baxter, the pioneering television producer who transformed Blue Peter into a national institution, has died aged 92, the BBC said. Born Joan Maureen Baxter in Leicester to Bryan Reginald Baxter ...

A former RAF corporal has become the oldest-ever contestant to appear on the hit Channel 4 gameshow Countdown.

Ministers are considering cutting the drink-drive limit in England and Wales and introducing mandatory eye tests for older drivers.

Five people, including a prominent reporter for Al Jazeera, have been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, the broadcaster has said. Heavy bombardment was reported in Gaza City late on Sunday ...

A new trial date has been set for a teenager accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl after meeting in the Westgate centre.

The roundabout for the A34 and M40 - which is just south of Bicester - is being closed over the course of a week to renew road markings.

Thames Valley Police's Blackbird Leys team found the campsite in the "middle of nowhere" and within recovered a stolen motorbike ...