The National Trust says 2024 was good for trees, heather and seals but bad for bees, butterflies, bats and natterjack toads.

The UK does not “make as much use of open prisons” as it could, a former Conservative justice minister has suggested. David Gauke, who is leading the Government’s sentencing review, also told the ...

Researchers called for the widespread adoption of services that allow patients to self-refer without a GP consultation.

Stormontgate in 2002 led to the suspension of devolution and the reintroduction of direct rule in Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) should have done more to offer protection to murdered solicitor Rosemary Nelson, a top official accepted “in hindsight”, according to newly released documents. Mrs ...

McCall was beaten to the top prize by Frankie Goes To Hollywood singer Holly Johnson as the voice of Nutcracker, while the episode also featured Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse as Turkey ...

On average, non-pensioners in the bottom half of the income distribution will see their real living standards rise very slightly – by 0.2%, the equivalent of £28, between 2024-25 and 2025-26 – while ...

Azerbaijan observed a nationwide day of mourning on Thursday for the victims of a plane crash in which 38 people were killed ...

A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and is in custody.

Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street on Thursday as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% ...

The body of a woman has been found after a house fire in Norwich, police said. Officers were called to assist the fire service at 4.22am on Thursday following reports of the blaze at a residential ...

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife is said to have instructed a former aide to organise protests against political opponents.