More than 1,700 schools contain asbestos, figures show

The Conservatives said many schools did not have the resources to remove asbestos.

New funding formula needed for nurseries, Lib Dems say

Willie Rennie said current arrangements put private nurseries at a disadvantage.

ESA gearing up for mission to discover if Jupiter’s moons can suppor...

The spacecraft is about to embark on a 6.6 billion km journey spanning more than eight years.

Sunak’s Easter message: ‘Christian values are British values’

Rishi Sunak’s first Easter message as Prime Minister highlighted the contribution made by Christian communities across the country.

13% of teachers physically assaulted by pupils in last year, poll su...

Members of the NASUWT teaching union reported that they had been kicked, bitten, punched and slapped by students.

Angus Robertson heading to New York for Tartan Week extravaganza

The Culture Secretary will set out how the Government will engage with the Scottish diaspora.

Access to abortion pill in the US plunged into uncertainty by compet...

Two separate rulings were issued just minutes apart by federal judges in Texas and Washington.

PSNI charge 26-year-old man with murder of Geila Ibram from Romania

The 26-year-old victim was found at a home on Dock Road in Limerick on Tuesday.

PSNI charge 26-year-old man with murder of woman in her 20s in Limer...

The woman’s body was found at a home on Dock Road in the city on Tuesday afternoon.

Boy, 12, in court accused of murdering 60-year-old grandmother hit b...

Marcia Grant was fatally injured at around 7.10pm on Wednesday April 5 in the Greenhill area of Sheffield.

UK to be warmer than some Greek islands over Easter with 18C tempera...

Glorious sunshine could make Sunday the warmest day of the year so far.

Archbishop of Canterbury opens up about depression

Justin Welby praised the effects of antidepressants in helping him to react to difficulties ‘like an average sort of human being’.

One killed and six wounded in Tel Aviv ‘terror attack’, Israeli auth...

A car rammed into a group of people near a popular seaside park before flipping over, police said.

Sperm whale feared dead becoming stranded on UK beach

The creature was stranded at Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire.

Sperm whale feared dead after becoming stranded on UK beach

The creature was stranded at Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire.

Moose pops into Alaska hospital building to snack on plants

The moose was too preoccupied eating the office plants to notice the stir he was causing.

Two British-Israeli citizens killed in West Bank shooting

The Foreign Office called for all sides in the Israel-Palestine dispute to de-escalate tensions.

Commemorative event mixes reflections on the past and hopes for the...

The event was held at Stormont’s Great Hall.

Probe after ‘partially automated’ Tesla hits student getting off bus

The March 15 crash in North Carolina injured a 17-year-old student.

Russia bombards illegally annexed Ukrainian areas from ground and ai...

The Ukrainian military said Russian forces launched 18 air strikes, five missile strikes and 53 attacks from multiple rocket launchers.