A convicted people smuggler is living in Leicestershire and seeking asylum while working illegally, the BBC can reveal.

The group were given instructions to enter the house via the doorbell's remote intercom function.

Security correspondent looks at what the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan covers, and areas where savings are being made.

Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.

A 98-year-old man defeats a reporter nearly 70 years his junior in a garden press-ups contest.

As the United States turns 250 years old, people across the pond are running events of their own to mark the big breakup.