Recognised worldwide in his red robes and with his wide smile, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th dalai lama, describes himself as a ...

The area hit by the fast-moving water is especially popular around the July 4 holiday, making it more difficult to know how many are missing.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says Islamic and right-wing extremism remain Britain’s “biggest threats” ahead of the 20th anniversary of the July 7 bombings. On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers ...

Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called for the creation of 12-15 mega forces as part of what he described as “the first serious reform of our policing model in over 60 years”.

US-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum after nearly 21 months of war, as prime minister Benjamin ...

Israeli air strikes have killed 14 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 as they sought food in the embattled enclave, ...

Rescuers were searching for children from a girls’ camp and many others who were still missing after a wall of water rushed ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said he hopes to live until he is more than 130 years old, days after he laid out ...

The Sir John Colfox Academy and School Sixth Form prom was held at the Tithe Barn on the Symondsbury Estate. Click into the photo gallery above to see these pictures fu ...

One of the staff at the Bridport site deserves a special mention, he works tirelessly to keep the site tidy and goes out of his way to help residents who struggle with unloading, regular visitors to ...

A road in west Dorset will be closed for a week to allow an internet company to install fibre optic cables. Lecher Lane in South Perrot will be closed from Monday, July 14 to Friday, July 18 so that ...

Here are some old pictures of one of the strangest eating competitions in the country, which is held right here in west Dorset ...