Spectators lined bridges and banks to watch as the boats covered the 21.6-mile course along the River Thames from Millwall to Richmond.

Operation Market Garden aimed to push through the Netherlands and into Germany just a few months after the D-Day landings.

The original contract for The Beatles to perform at one of their Hamburg residencies is expected to fetch up to £30,000 at auction. Drummer Pete Best played in the band’s first stint at the Star-Club ...

Sir Keir Starmer said Labour was “rebuilding our country”, as he arrived at his party’s conference intent on shifting attention away from rows over donations and internal No 10 infighting. The Prime ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said he was “stunned” to hear that Sir Keir Starmer had accepted clothing donations. John Swinney said that Sir Keir has now done the right thing, after it emerged that ...

John Swinney has said he wants to make sure people see independence as the solution to day-to-day challenges as the SNP launches a new leaflet on the issue. Scotland’s First Minister said the SNP ...

The Food Standards Agency had told people with a peanut allergy to avoid eating products containing mustard as they may have ...

Nigel Farage announced gatherings across the regions and nations as Reform seeks to build on its general election wins.

Mr Robinson said that after a difficult six months, he was pledging to rebuild the party for future elections.

Thunderstorms and heavy showers have struck parts of the UK, as forecasters warned of further unsettled weather over the coming days. A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain is in force ...

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across Norfolk on Monday which will be in force from 00.01am until 11.59pm. A spokesman for the forecaster said: "Areas of heavy rain are ...

A blaze has torn through an arms depot deep inside Russia, triggering explosions and the closure of a major highway, after Ukraine launched more than 100 drones overnight. The depot appeared to be ...