The A40, which runs from central London to the west coast of Wales, is closed in Acton after a crash. More to follow.

Local officials said debris from a downed drone hit a fuel tank at the depot in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Most economists think the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4 on Thursday.

A man who has raised £100,000 for charity since his terminal cancer diagnosis is set to take on a 588-mile walking challenge. Paul Dennington’s “March Through Life” will see him stroll 588 miles over ...