The number of vans on UK roads has almost doubled in a decade, Government figures reveal today. The statistics show that road traffic reached a record high last year, after falling for three consecutive years between 2007 and 2010 and remaining stable until 2017. The rise is partly due to the growth in internet shopping and home deliveries which has caused the number of licensed vans on UK roads to increase by 75 per cent between 1997 and 2017, from...

This is the moment a brave diver reaches closer than most of us would to try to pull a hook from the mouth of one of the world's most dangerous sharks after tempting it over with a fish. The footage shows diver and marine biologist Leigh Cobb bait the oceanic white tip shark with a fish - before dislodging the piece of metal with her right hand. The fearless diver said that by placing her hand on the shark's nose...

Abolaji Onafuye, 54, Koffi Kouakou, 54, and 28-year-old Abdelkarim Rekaya are accused of claimed housing money or allowances from funds set up to help the survivors of the devastating blaze

It’s hoped he will be posing again with the World Cup trophy

On the face of it, 70 years ago, the National Health Service was a crazy proposition. An insane concept by which people were suddenly given a service for free that those who could afford it had previously paid a small fortune for. Its proposal was greeted with the same scepticism that someone might receive now for suggesting we should all be entitled to free petrol, free beer, or a free haircut. There had to be a catch. But this is...

A collaboration with Gin Journey, Gin Mare have launched Med Transfers, attempting to transport guests to the Mediterranean without leaving the UK. Ticket-holders will be treated to an immersive experience, with cocktails and gastronomy travelling hand-in-hand, showcased at selected partner restaurants. Weekly sessions will travel across London, before embarking on a northern edition in Manchester. With routes in London including Borough, Shoreditch and Soho, various local restaurants have crafted signature Gin Mare cocktails to be served alongside specially crafted dishes....

In the beginning there were seven. The North, The Iron Islands, The Vale, The Westerlands, The Stormlands, The Reach, and Dorne, all fiercely protecting their corner of Westeros and all pedalling a claim to the Iron Throne in a game that has become renowned on television sets world-wide. It is a synopsis that has become widely linked to political happenings in the real world since it first aired in 2011. The divisions between the proud north and the governing south...

Some shoppers slammed the High Street bellwether for using the celebration of LGBT culture to make money

Blunder mocked on social media