A gene mutation which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer has been linked to people with Orkney heritage. Scientists from the universities of Aberdeen...
Teacher strikes will be paused for two weeks while education unions and the government hold “intensive” talks over pay, workload and conditions. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan...
Alison Hammond is to become the new co-host of The Great British Bake Off, replacing Matt Lucas. The 48-year-old star, who recently impressed as co-host of...
Rolls-Royce has received funding to build a nuclear reactor for a base on the moon. It might sound like the setup of a James Bond film,...
Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold has died at the age of 62, her family has said. The multi-millionaire businesswoman, who passed away with her family at...
A senior Tory MP is under investigation by a parliamentary watchdog after allegations he lobbied the head of the NHS on behalf of a firm he...
The family of a dad-of-seven who died in hospital two days after a serious assault have said their “hearts are broken”. Steven Johnson, 50, died at...
Police were called after a member of the public found a body in a recycling bin. The grim discovery was made in Scalby, Scarborough, at 6am...
A support worker has been rebuked for breaking an egg over a child’s head. Doreen Gielty claimed the incident was a “prank” and denied having intentionally...
Domestic abusers with a history of coercive or controlling behaviour will be given tougher sentences if they kill their partner under new government plans. Judges will...
Prince Harry’s libel battle against the publishers of the Mail on Sunday returns to the High Court later. The Duke of Sussex won the first part...
Royal Mail has been referred to the industry regulator by a committee of MPs which has accused the company of failing in its duty to deliver...
A gene mutation which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer has been linked to people with Orkney heritage. Scientists from the universities of Aberdeen...
More than 1,000 Passport Office staff across the UK will strike for five weeks in an escalation of a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members...
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab repeatedly reduced staff to tears and “ruined people’s lives” through “coercive behaviour”, according to officials who worked with him. As an...
The Natural History Museum was the most visited indoor attraction in the UK for a second consecutive year, new figures show. The London museum had 4,654,608...
The King’s coronation will be publicly screened at more than 30 sites across the UK. Cities including London, Cardiff and Belfast will show the event live...
“There are days when I wake up and I feel like I can’t do this one more single day,” says Dorothy. “Then I look at Melvin...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended the speed of the rollout for his budget offer of free childcare for working parents, describing it as the “biggest transformation...
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab repeatedly reduced staff to tears and “ruined people’s lives” through “coercive behaviour”, according to officials who worked with him. As an...