Not all schools impacted by concrete safety fears have been contacted and it is not clear how many will have to shut fully, a minister has...
House prices fell by 5.3% in the year to August – a bigger-than-expected drop, according to Nationwide. This means the typical home is now worth £14,600...
Labour’s shadow education secretary has called for the government to publish a full list of schools being forced to close because of fears over the safety...
Fraudsters selling counterfeit exemption certification for London’s newly extended ultra low emission zone are advertising widely on social media, Sky News has found. Adverts on Facebook...
Families are still coming forward with stories of poor care a year after an independent review was launched into maternity services at a scandal-hit NHS trust....
Next season’s storm names have been revealed – with civil servants, scientists and even a famous comic book character providing inspiration. Names on the list include...
Police have arrested a man after an 11-year-old boy suffered potentially life-changing injuries during a shoot in Sussex. The boy suffered the injury when a shotgun...
Domestic abusers will be forced to wear electronic tags on leaving prison or risk being sent back to detention under a pilot scheme launched by the government...
Rail strikes are set to bring large parts of the UK’s network to a grinding halt today when union members walk out in their long-running dispute...
School buildings in England made with a certain type of concrete prone to collapse will be immediately closed over safety fears, the government has announced. Around...
Junior doctors and consultants in England will take joint strike action for the first time over four days across September and October, the British Medical Association...
The number of people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in England has reached its highest rate in three months. There were 3.4 admissions per 100,000 people...
School buildings in England made with a certain type of concrete that is prone to collapse will be immediately closed over safety fears, the government has...
Grant Shapps has been announced as the UK’s new defence secretary, as the prime minister carries out a mini-reshuffle at the top of government. The appointment...
Jolene Russell was 15 years old when a boy in her class sat next to her and took photographs under her skirt. She had become suspicious...
Police officers who are found guilty of gross misconduct will face automatic dismissal under reforms designed to toughen up the disciplinary process following a series of...
The rollout of flu and COVID-19 vaccines in the UK has been brought forward after the emergence of a new variant. NHS officials have indicated the...
A new law will force criminals to attend their sentencings in court, with the offenders facing longer behind bars if they still refuse to sit in...
An air traffic control boss has said “unreliable” flight data was the cause of widespread disruption that affected thousands of passengers stuck at airports. Martin Rolfe,...
The number of house and flat sales in the UK this year is set to be the lowest in a decade, according to new figures from...