Police say the yob ran off laughing with pals from the restaurant near Westminster Cathedral in central London, leaving the 16-year-old waitress "shaken and upset"

by Aoife Meagher, travel writer There are few places in the world where Christmas feels more alive than in Germany. The Christmas Markets of Germany, spread throughout the country from big city extravaganzas to tiny village traditions, are focal points for the visitor seeking a truly festive experience. If the...

MERS causes a harmless cold in the 'ships of the desert' but leads to severe lung disease in patients - and it is about to become even more contagious because it is developing mutations

Entrepreneur Derek Mead, 70, left the vehicle with the engine running as he went to open the gate - but was killed in what has been described as a 'tragic accident'

This is just one tactic used by Operation Venice to crack down on scooter thieves.

The fossil remains overturned established beliefs that the only giant herbivores to roam Triassic lands were dinosaurs

The ancient bell is believed to have been rung in a monastery in the 5th or 6th century

The columnist had been missing since Monday

The Ukip leader, Gerard Batten, has appointed Tommy Robinson as an official adviser. Robsinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was the driving force behind the EDL. Batten has indicated that he will be advising the party on grooming gangs, Robinson, who faces a possible retrial after successfully appealing against a jail term...