Two fire engines and a technical rescue unit were still in attendance at the scene in the village of Hamstreet, in Ashford.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay events are set to go ahead as planned after being cancelled last year due to a storm. The four-day festival begins on Monday with a torchlight procession including vikings, ...

A mother and her two young children died in a house fire that destroyed their home in the early hours of Boxing Day despite the efforts of her husband to save his family, police said. Emergency ...

Some 2.5 million visitors have already been welcomed to the city for the winter festivals, which began in November.