UK retail sales unexpectedly rose last month as warmer weather boosted sales for fashion chains and garden centres, according to new official figures. The overall quantity of sales increased by 0.4% ...

A RAPIST who attacked a woman in a car in East Lothian has been jailed for more than seven years. At the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday, Ricki Anderson, 37, was sentenced to prison for seven years ...

Anne attended a service at Anzac Cove on the 110th anniversary of the ill-fated assault by Australian and New Zealand troops.

Thousands of mourners again waited through the night for a chance to see Pope Francis’s remains before the lying-in-state ends on Friday evening. It comes as a UK cardinal predicted the funeral will ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted progress was being made towards a ceasefire despite apparent splits between European ...

Of the 54,587 knife crime offences in England and Wales in 2024, 31% (16,789) were recorded by the Metropolitan Police, 9% (4 ...

Mr Amesbury won the seat for Labour at the 2024 general election with a majority of 14,696 – one of the 50 largest majorities achieved by Sir Keir Starmer’s party – and took 53% of the vote, with ...

The RAC, which conducted the study, said just five businesses are responsible for nearly half of all tickets issued.

Running can help bridge the political divide in Westminster, the chair of a parliamentary group on the sport has said ahead of the London Marathon on Sunday. This year’s marathon will see 16 MPs, and ...

Temperatures could reach up to 10C above average across most of England and Wales on Tuesday, the Met Office has said. It is possible that top temperatures could reach 23C or 24C, but the nights will ...