Millions of savers are being reminded that they may need to move some of their cash, to guarantee it will be fully protected in the event of their bank going bust.

A woman in her 70s dies and five people are injured, four seriously, when a car crashes into a Costa coffee shop in Kent.

An unqualified driver who reversed at speed killing a pedestrian and seriously injuring another is detained for five years.

Firefighters are called to a blaze at Boleskine House, a historic property once owned by occultist Aleister Crowley and musician Jimmy Page.

More lives could be saved if doctors considered using blood pressure drugs for all patients at high-risk of heart disease - even if their blood pressures are normal, a study suggests.

Children, described as the "forgotten victims of domestic violence", are being put at the centre of a Christmas campaign by the charity Refuge.

David Cameron urges people to reflect on Britain's Christian values in his Christmas message as Jeremy Corbyn praises emergency workers.

Australian shares are off to a positive start on Thursday, boosted by a commodities-led rally in US stocks overnight.