A US ambassador wrote in a secret cable that the Duke of York spoke “cockily” during an official engagement, leading a discussion that “verged on the rude”.

Damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure caused by the Cumbrian floods in 2009 resulted in a £276m bill, it has emerged on the first anniversary of the disaster.

Campaigners have called for the Royal Family to meet the full cost of Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton. Anti-monarchy group Republic said the couple’s wedding next year was a “private matter” and that taxpayers should...

As millions of Britons fell silent to remember those who have died in war a small group of protesters calling themselves Muslims Against Crusades held a demonstration in Kensington, West London. Around 30 people gathered close to the junction of...

Farmers in northern Nigeria fear their crops were destroyed in weekend floods that started when two swollen dams overflowed and displaced 2 million people. In the village of Gudinchin, rice and corn stalks poked above a fast-moving river that had...

A dentist who hid a ‘James Bond-style spy pen’ in a bowl of potpourri to film two young women undressing was yesterday suspended. Warren Gater, 32, used a miniature video camera to capture footage of the women in a changing room. He then...

Two strangers gassed themselves to death hours after making a pact on a suicide website. Joanne Lee, using the name Heaven’s Little Girl, pleaded online for a partner willing to die with her. The 34-year-old wrote: ‘I haven’t the strength to do...

It gives a whole new meaning to ‘breakfast on the go’. A man is caught tucking into a bowl of cereal as he drives along a busy motorway. He was one of 14 drivers who were pictured apparently breaking the law in only one hour. Drivers were...

Austrian casino rules which required gambling operators to be based in the country, have been found in breach of EU law. The European courts ruled that the restrictions were anti-competitive - handing a second victory to multi-billion dollar betting...

Roman Catholic Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Belgium offered to keep a sexual molestation case against a bishop secret until the bishop retired, an official said Saturday. Toon Osaer, Danneels’ spokesman, confirmed a report in Saturday’s De...