General news

Charlotte Church ‘couldn’t have been prouder’ of young carers’ choir...

The performance took place on November 30, as part of Action for Children’s Starry Night gala.

Mayor calls for Uefa action after police injured at Aston Villa matc...

Objects were thrown at police as the visiting fans were held in a coach park near the ground.

Rishi Sunak calls for ‘era of action’ at Cop28 climate summit

The Prime Minister will commit £1.6bn in UK funding for climate projects at the talks in Dubai.

Sue Gray’s son selected as Labour candidate to become MP at next ele...

Liam Conlon will contest the newly created seat of Beckenham and Penge in south-east London.

The Queen hails key infantry regiment at awards dinner

Camilla is Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles.

Three police officers injured ahead of Aston Villa match with Legia...

Objects were thrown at police as the visiting fans were held in the coach park near the ground.

William and Kate in good spirits as they arrive for Royal Variety Pe...

The Prince and Princess of Wales shared jokes with supermodel Daphne Selfe and appeared unfazed amid a row caused by Omid Scobie’s book, Endgame.

Prime Minister switches on Downing Street Christmas tree lights

Rishi Sunak joined more than 100 guests at a festive market in Downing Street on Thursday afternoon.

One in 14 babies ‘raised by fathers’ – study

A new study has tracked child development among children from 8,500 families.

Fair City and other programmes to be hit by 10m euro cuts at RTE

There will also be production savings in news and current affairs and sport, the broadcaster said.

Hundreds of Eurostar passengers stranded on broken down train for ei...

The Amsterdam-bound service departed London St Pancras as scheduled at 8.16am but broke down around half an hour later.

Matt Hancock admits protective ring around care homes was not ‘unbro...

The former health secretary was addressing the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Minister dubs Falklands ‘an important part of the British family’ ah...

David Rutley is arriving in Stanley later on Thursday, the Foreign Office said.

Yacht builder fined £600,000 over accident which left worker serious...

Mark Gillen, 54, was crushed and lost an arm when a staging platform toppled over and fell on him in Plymouth, Devon.

Hancock was ‘frustrated’ by reluctance to use private sector in Covi...

The former health secretary gave evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday.

Killer, 15, handed life sentence for ‘senseless’ hunting knife murde...

A judge said the murder of 16-year-old Rohan Shand as he made his way home from school was a ‘horrendous’ act which had shocked the wider community.

Landowners on axed HS2 route left ‘suicidal’, MPs told

Rail expert Trevor Parkin told the Commons’ Transport Select Committee that HS2 Ltd officials are ‘dragging their feet’.

Thugs found guilty of radio DJ kidnap killing

Mehmet Koray Alpergin and girlfriend Gozde Dalbudak were abducted as they returned home from a restaurant in central London last October.

MP demands urgent action to address conditions at Bedford Prison

The category B reception prison is the fifth to be given an urgent notice in the last 12 months.

Home Office ‘secret policy’ blocked asylum-seekers from staying, cou...

The claim was made in the High Court as part of a damages case involving an Albanian asylum-seeker who is suing the Home Office.