Skechers is being acquired for nine billion dollars (£6.78 billion) and taken private by investment firm 3G Capital. The board of Skechers unanimously approved the deal, the companies said on Monday.

King George VI and the Queen Mother made eight balcony appearances and were joined by their daughters, Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth) and Princess Margaret, who later famously slipped ...

Thousands of people will gather the streets of London as four days of commemorations to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe are set ...

Thousands of people will gather the streets of London as four days of commemorations to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe are set ...

News of the German surrender was eagerly anticipated across the UK in the days leading up to VE Day. Many had already draped their houses with bunting and bought Union flags for the coming ...

OVO Energy will be giving households on its OVO Beyond rewards programme two free hours of electricity every week in the summer ...

The plan, which the official said would be gradual, could mark a significant escalation in the fighting in Gaza, which resumed in mid-March after Israel and Hamas failed to agree ...

Residents of South Croydon were left with uncollected rubbish for more than a month and say they were told they’d have to wait another five ...

ITV's Coronation Street will air a flashback episode, taking viewers back to 2007 to uncover the secrets of Kit Green (Jacob Roberts).

The man was in Temple Close at the junction with Hazon Way around 5.30am today (May 4) when he was approached by two men allegedly armed with knives. Police say they punched him in the head before ...

Former vice president Mike Pence repeatedly invoked the US Constitution and said it is what “binds us all together” after receiving the John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday. Mr Pence ...

Plans for the London Cancer Hub, a £1.2bn life sciences district in Sutton, have been submitted, promising thousands of jobs, ...