Firefighters have been praised for trying to contain a series of deadly fires which have destroyed many structures and caused ...

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York.

Leaders from major employers will be among those to sit on new employment councils in regions across England and Wales.

The English actress played dashing and arrogant Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy’s (Colin Firth) shy sister Georgiana Darcy in the popular 1995 BBC period drama, based on Jane Austen’s novel of the same name, ...

More than two million train tickets will be discounted during a promotion starting next week, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Cheaper Advance and Off-Peak tickets will be available ...

The measures would aim to prevent organised touts reselling a large number of tickets at vastly inflated prices, the Government said.

Scotland’s First Minister has said the UK’s first drug consumption room represents a “crucial step” in reducing drug-related deaths. John Swinney and Health Secretary Neil Gray will visit The Thistle ...

Temperatures will continue to fall over the coming days, with the mercury potentially reaching minus 20C in northern parts of the UK on Friday night, the Met Office has forecast. Weather warnings for ...

Leighton Baines praised Everton’s players for their response on a “difficult” day after he and Seamus Coleman oversaw the 2-0 FA Cup win against Peterborough following Sean Dyche’s sacking a few hours ...

Comedian Russell Howard has said he does not do television shows any more as he plans to focus on his stand-up and podcast career. The 44-year-old hosted Russell Howard’s Good News on the BBC and The ...

It comes amid warnings that the condition ‘disproportionately affects women’ with the risk of ‘enormous’ costs to the economy.