The October 1 hike to Ofgem’s price cap includes the Government’s decision to remove VAT from household electricity bills, which also takes effect from Thursday. The removal of the 5% levy until March ...

The 78-year-old musician, nicknamed The Godfather Of Heavy Metal, previously described the honour as ‘unbelievable’.

The contents included soil from the ancestral Northamptonshire home of America’s first president George Washington.

Cheshire Police is appealing for help finding a driver whose beeping at a man and disabled woman caused her to fall, leaving a bleed on the brain.

Cheshire East is interviewing this week for an interim chief executive and could be forced to pay a daily rate – the last time this happened ...

Manchester Airport passengers have been advised to understand their rights ahead of easyJet cabin crew in Portugal going on strike.

A Knutsford campaigner who opposed the controversial Longridge housing development is appealing for someone with deep pockets to buy the land ...

THE founder of Reebok and a United Nations award-winning international coach are sharing their expertise. Speakers Joe Foster and Parveen Smith are guests of Knutsford Literary Festival. The two ...

Life below stairs in the home of Cranford author Elizabeth Gaskell's household will be explored in a fascinating talk.

Police are continuing to investigate after three teenagers were killed when their Audi A3 entered the River Wear in Sunderland. A 17-year-old boy, who was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash ...

Five British nationals, all in their mid-20s, were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism.

Hundreds of prisoners are due to walk free from jail on Thursday in the first wave of the Government’s controversial expanded early release scheme. Some 5,000 prisoners are scheduled to be released in ...