Around 250,000 20p coins minted in November 2008 are believed to have entered circulation with no date. And now one has sold on eBay, attracting a winning bid of £97, 485 times its face value. The 50 ...

EastEnders fans have gone wild after the BBC released a sneak peek promo picture for the 40th anniversary of the show.

Those covered in the 60-minute film include Olive Gordon, a 25-year-old hairdresser, and Greek shipping titan Minas Kulukundis.

The Bank of England have announced it is cutting the UK’s base interest rate to 4.5%. As a result, the cost of borrowing is expected to fall to its lowest point in more than 18 months. The base rate ...

In one year's time, an expectant nation will turn on their televisions and, once again, fall in love with curling.

Jurors have been sent out to begin their deliberations in the trial of a 70-year-old man who is accused of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown in 2013. Retired postmistress Mrs Crown was found ...

Questions have previously been raised about links between Britain’s new ambassador to the US and the paedophile financier.

The police watchdog has insisted it will publish the findings of an investigation into the contact officers had with Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane despite his victims’ families being “gagged ...

Lord Hermer accused of ‘marking his own homework’ after he told peers he had stepped back from advising ministers on certain policies ...