ITV – launched in the UK. For the first time, BBC TV had a rival. It began with a five-minute film depicting scenes from London (“Westminster Abbey, with its banners and tombs”), before laying out the ...

Granada-land. It was founded by the Bernstein brothers, Sidney and Cecil, and its borders stretched from Barrow-in-Furness in the north, to Staffordshire in the south. Like Thomas Hardy’s Wessex, it ...

The government has published new league tables ranking all NHS hospitals in England from best to worst. Of the 16 hospital trusts in the ITV Anglia region, 12 are in the bottom half of the table.

This Morning's Dermot O'Leary seemed to touch on the show's past struggles as it won a National Television Award. The ITV programme, which Dermot typically hosts with Alison Hammond on Fridays, bagged ...

Dramatic footage shows the yacht run aground as lifeboat crews arrive at the scene (Credit: Caister Lifeboat/Facebook. Four people were rescued by lifeboat and "escaped almost certain death" after a ...

A cleric has appeared in court accused of illegally allowing two children to marry. Ashraf Osmani, 52, of Abington Avenue, Northampton, spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth when ...

Greater Anglia has trained 855 staff in suicide prevention for World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday. The staff completed Samaritans' Managing Suicidal Contacts course, tailored for the rail ...

Good Morning Britain audiences were stunned to learn a Coronation Street icon's true age. Amanda Barrie graced the ITV breakfast show alongside Kate Garraway and Ed Balls this morning (Thursday 11 ...

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 59-year-old man died in a house fire which detectives believe was started deliberately. Cambridgeshire Police were called by the fire service ...

Polar Bear Hope has died after a dental procedure. Credit: Jimmy's Farm and Wildlife Park A rescued polar bear at a celebrity-owned wildlife park has died following a dental procedure. Hope was one of ...

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The fox was found covered in bitumen - a substance used in road surfacing. Credit: South Essex Wildlife Hospital. A fox which was found tarmacked into a road has made a spectacular recovery thanks to ...