Thames Water has agreed to delay a possible appeal over how much it can charge for customer bills while talks over a refinancing deal with potential buyers take place. The UK’s biggest water firm said ...

The number of men in the UK living to a very old age is increasing faster than the rate for women, helping to push the elderly population to a new record high, figures show. Some 210,520 males were ...

Pizza Hut will also shut 11 delivery locations after the firm running its UK restaurants entered administration.

Communities will welcome a focus on “actual hate crime”, the justice minister said after Britain’s biggest force indicated it would stop policing “toxic culture war debates”. Sarah Sackman described ...

West Yorkshire Police said two more men from the prison had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

Chris Woakes believes England must have either Mark Wood or Jofra Archer available for each Ashes Test if they are to triumph in Australia. Both bowlers have been injury prone throughout their careers ...

Stephen Gethins was speaking as the SNP is set to put forward a motion to pressure the UK Government to strip Andrew of his royal title.

A Birkin bag owned by the actress and singer who inspired its name is expected to fetch between 240,000 and 440,000 dollars (£179,000 – £328,000) at auction. It comes after Jane Birkin’s original ...

The Attorney General and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister have been asked to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry next Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s son has been called up to Portugal’s Under-16 squad for the first time. Fifteen-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, who is at Saudi Arabia side Al-Nassr where his father plays, has been ...

Pressure is mounting on Prince Andrew to give up his 30-bedroom mansion after it emerged he has paid a “peppercorn rent” on the property for more than 20 years. Senior Tory Robert Jenrick said it was ...

Pizza Hut will also shut 11 delivery locations after the firm running its UK restaurants entered administration.