General news

Heavy rainfall causes disruption along south coast of England

Wet and windy weather is expected to continue into the weekend along the south-east coast of England, the Met Office said.

Grammar school boy Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed, coroner concl...

Coroner Geraint Williams concluded that Joshua Molnar did not act in self-defence.

Just Stop Oil protesters spray Grade I listed Wellington Arch with o...

Three protesters were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after the protest action on Wednesday.

RAF plane departs UK with 21 tonnes of aid for Gaza

The C-17 aircraft will deliver aid such as medical equipment and water filters to Egypt.

UK teacher who uses Lego in lessons makes final shortlist of 10 for...

Shafina Vohra is a psychology teacher at the London Design and Engineering University Technical College in Newham, east London.

Flautist appeals for help after £15,000 instrument stolen on train

Katherine Bryan said her flute was taken from her bag between Farringdon and East Croydon stations in London on Monday morning.

Paedophile police officer jailed for abusing 200 children

Lewis Edwards groomed 210 girls aged between 10 and 16.

Homeless migrants could end up in hotels again, LGA warns

The warning comes after it was announced that the number of hotels used to house migrants will be cut by 50 over the next three months.

Site earmarked to house asylum seekers ‘cost £9m more than deal a ye...

Questions have been raised as to why Northeye was sold for a £9 million profit in 13 months.

‘Watch this space’ Sunak tells voters, as he marks one year as Prime...

Rishi Sunak has said that there is “still work to be done” as he marked his first anniversary in Number 10.

New therapy offers hope for cancer patients with limited treatment o...

People with cancer of the unknown primary usually have a poor prognosis.

Coffee shop and theme park workers among jobs with highest LGB+ repr...

Barriers to entry, lack of inclusive organisational cultures and experiencing discrimination can lead to differences in representation, the CIPD said.

Tim Peake: Possibility of all-UK space mission a ‘very exciting deve...

The UK Space Agency has signed an agreement with US-based company Axiom Space which could see an all-UK mission become a reality.

UK minister hits out at UN chief’s remarks about Hamas’s attack on I...

Robert Jenrick said Antonio Guterres should retract the comments if they implied any justification for the killing of 1,400 Israelis.

Starmer to meet Muslim MPs as he tries to ease backlash over Gaza po...

The leader will take his deputy, Angela Rayner, along to allay their concerns on Wednesday afternoon.

Number of corncrakes in Scotland increases for first time in five ye...

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland said the figure takes the numbers of the bird back to levels not seen since 2019.

Man arrested as eggs thrown at vehicles amid further disorder at RAF...

Protests over the site’s use as migrant accommodation have continued for a number of days.

Wheelchair user with car stuck at Luton Airport misses meetings and...

‘My independence has been completely taken away by this fire,’ said Andrew Miller.

Lloyds Bank profit surges on higher borrowing costs

The banking giant, which also owns Halifax and Bank of Scotland, reported a pre-tax profit of £1.9 billion for the three months to September.

Bone behaviour left alleged complainant ‘broken shell’ as MPs vote o...

The recommended six-week suspension, if approved by MPs, could lead to Mr Bone – who has had the Tory whip removed – facing a recall petition.