Messages urging smokers to quit are set to be added inside cigarette packs under draft proposals being considered by the government. The warnings would outline the...
Police are investigating after a man’s body was found in the back of a van that had been on fire in Staffordshire. Officers were called to...
Asylum seekers should still be put back on the Bibby Stockholm barge despite the row caused by the discovery of Legionella, the health secretary has said....
UK employers plan to increase pay by 5% this year and are increasingly making counteroffers to retain existing staff, according to the representative body for human...
Asylum seekers spent four days on board the Bibby Stockholm barge after Legionella bacteria was discovered, it has emerged. Dorset Council says Home Office contractors were...
A man has died after climbing on the bonnet of a car which was driven across a junction before he fell off, police say. The 18-year-old...
A baby was inside the tent that was struck by a car after it veered off the road and crashed into a campsite – leaving two...
Pubs in England and Wales will be allowed to continue serving takeaway pints after the government decided to keep COVID licensing rules. Pubs were given permission...
Nine people have been injured after a car veered off the road and crashed into a campsite in Pembrokeshire. Two of the victims are said to...
A leading member of the government’s health science team has died after falling in a cycling accident near Lake Garda in Italy. Susannah Boddie, 27, was...
The health secretary is said to be “open to requests” for patients from other UK nations to be treated in England to help tackle waiting lists....
“I am here to kill the Queen,” a man wearing a handmade metal mask and holding a loaded crossbow tells an armed police officer as he...
The next general election is only 17 months away at most. It is already seen as a “change election” – meaning that, on the basis of...
The deaths of six people after a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel has been described as an “appalling and preventable tragedy”. Campaigners are urging...
At least six people have died and dozens of others have been rescued after a migrant boat crossing the English Channel capsized. At least 50 people...
An unusual case of long COVID has resulted in a man’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing. The 33-year-old patient has developed a condition...
A bomb threat at a flower show in Shropshire is believed to be a “hoax”, police have said. The threat was called in to the Shrewsbury...
Funds earmarked to fix pothole-plagued roads in the UK have been slashed to lower than 13 other major nations, new figures show. The cost of repairing...
The annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight, offering the best chance to see one of the night sky’s most spectacular light shows. It’s been active...
Jeremy Hunt’s younger brother has died from an “aggressive” form of cancer aged 53. Charlie Hunt, a father of three, died peacefully on 2 August, his...