All news by author: Ryan Merrifield

Frome in Somerset has been selected as one of the 'prettiest towns for Christmas shopping' in the UK, thanks to its antiques market and hand-crafted stores - with local residents including Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud

The Saga Cruises ship Spirit of Discovery was on a 14-night cruise to the Canary Islands from the UK when it was hit by bad weather - leaving several passengers injured

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the 'screams' of a baby star in astronomical region HH212, around 1,300 lightyears away in the constellation Orion

Four men have been charged over the theft of a gold toilet art installation - worth £4.8million - from Blenheim Palace, which was nicked in September 2019

The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales have issued a series of urgent flood warnings and alerts across the UK ahead of days of stormy weather in Storm Ciarán's aftermath

Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass covering a painting which was previously slashed by suffragette Mary Richardson in 1914 - while others have been arrested at the Cenotaph

Britain could see another entire week of storms in the aftermath of Storm Ciarán, with thunderstorms and hail possible today before multiple bands of rain move in from Wednesday

Prince William said wife Kate is "sorry she can't be here" during a speech at the United for Wildlife summit in Singapore as she helps Prince George prepare for exams

Eyewitnesses said that several children and adults were injured after fireworks misfired at a display held by Stone Swynnerton Park Cricket Club, in Stone, Staffordshire, yesterday evening

The Met Office has played down the possibility of Storm Debi over Bonfire Night weekend, though the weather agency has issued a yellow warning, with heavy rain and thunderstorms expected

Storm Debi - though not officially named by the Met Office - would see three in three weeks for the UK which has been hit by autumn hard after a balmy Indian summer

Tonight's EuroMillions jackpot is worth a whopping £27million, while a £2.50 ticket means automatic entry into the UK Millionaire Maker draw, which creates new UK millionaires every week

Ukraine military intelligence spokesman Andrii Yusov says the reports of Vladimir Putin's death were started by Moscow in a bid to tighten domestic control amid the ongoing war

Two pool players are seen having a row at Molly's Irish Bar in Miraflores in Peru before one takes out a gun and fires at his opponent several times, after apparently calling him a "phony"

Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, both of south London, were both charged under the Terrorism Act after being arrested relating to a Pro-Palestine protest in Whitehall last month

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the £900 support fund for struggling families in his Autumn Budget last November - with the second £300 instalment due from October 31

Hundreds of schools were closed across southern England on Thursday as Storm Ciarán struck with 110mph winds, and dozens will remain shut on Friday - see the full list of closures

The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation has had three tornado reports after warning twisters were most likely between South Wales and London amid the chaos of Storm Ciaran

Storm Ciarán has seen the Met Office issue multiple amber and yellow warnings until Friday with forecasts predicting 110mph winds and up to three inches of rain

The unnamed 66-year-old British woman was found by a friend in a pool of blood at her home in the Verratti district in Casoli, Italy, on Wednesday having been stabbed

The Met Office's 10-day trend covers Storm Ciarán arriving in the UK with 110mph winds and three inches of rain forecast, alongside multiple amber and yellow warnings

Storm Ciarán is set to strike on Thursday, with the Met Office issuing amber and yellow weather warnings with 85mph gales expected, resulting in a number of school closures

A man was rushed to hospital with stab injuries after being found in Grimsby this afternoon, with police now investigating multiple lines of enquiry as they call for witnesses to come forward

A measles outbreak has been declared in the UK with the highly contagious infection potentially leading to severe complications, including blindness, seizures and death

Public Health Wales has declared an outbreak with seven children confirmed to have contracted the condition over the last six weeks and parents being urged to ensure their kids are vaccinated