After a wet start to the new season – with some southern parts of the UK already exceeding their September average rainfall – the next few...
The chief inspector of prisons for England and Wales has warned that today’s early release of around 1,750 offenders is going to be “risky”. It is...
MPs will vote later on a controversial plan by the new government to remove the winter fuel payment from the majority of pensioners. The move –...
Sir Keir Starmer warned during the election campaign of the need for “tough decisions”, but carefully avoided setting out where the axe would fall. Now it’s...
The main way people get their news has changed, according to a new survey by Ofcom. For the first time since the 1960s, online sites and...
The Princess of Wales has said her focus is to “stay cancer free” after finishing chemotherapy treatment. She made the announcement in her most personal family...
The crimes of Lucy Letby are unprecedented in modern British history. The mushrooming cloud of expert commentary and online conspiracy theories about her guilt is equally...
An unusually-shaped plane has landed at London’s Heathrow Airport to deliver spare parts. The Airbus Beluga, named after the whale the aircraft resembles, flew to the...
Actress Ali Bastian says she has been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and is receiving chemotherapy ahead of a mastectomy and radiotherapy. The Hollyoaks star,...
Two men have appeared in court charged over separate incidents during the Notting Hill Carnival which led to the deaths of a man and a woman....
The Afghan embassy in London is set to close after the Taliban sacked all staff based there. Afghanistan’s ambassador to the UK, Zalmai Rassoul, said in...
A man who admitted the rape and murder of a woman he stabbed 60 times during sex 27 years ago should be freed from prison, the...
A public inquiry into why so many mental health patients have died in Essex has been told “we may never have a definitive number of deaths”....
A loud crash jolts Paul Wheeler into waking up in the middle of the night. As he peers out of his bedroom window, which overlooks the...
Labour has defended the concept of new ‘respect orders’ for fighting anti-social behaviour – but admitted the details are still unclear. In its manifesto, the party...
Labour’s post-election honeymoon looks to be over as it faces pressure this week over winter fuel payments, releasing prisoners early, and the state of the NHS....
The health secretary has said he is “not remotely happy” about having to vote to cut the winter fuel allowance for some pensioners. Wes Streeting said...
The health secretary has said NHS waiting lists need to be “millions lower” by the next general election in 2029. Wes Streeting told Sky News’ Sunday...
The deaths of around 2,000 mental health patients will be investigated as a long-awaited new public inquiry begins on Monday. Warning: The following article contains details...
A new government-commissioned report into the state of the NHS is expected to reveal new figures on the treatment of children, finding that “too many are...