Sir Keir Starmer’s backing for reform of social care will be “absolutely critical” if much-needed change is to be made, a key figure has said. Sir Andrew Dilnot described it as “blindingly… bleedin’ ...

Tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old aspiring rapper who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London on Tuesday afternoon. The boy, who has not been formally identified by police, was ...

A Swiss won, a Danish man and the pilot died when the plane crashed during take-off from an Australian tourist island.

In general, people are feeling more positive about their finances for 2025 than a year ago, research for Aegon indicates.

McCoy’s is set to launch new Hot ‘n’ Spicy crisps in the UK on January 20 along with an on-pack promotion which could land shoppers £100,000.

Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labour and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or exploits a child will have to answer to God.

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country’s interim leader while the far-right Freedom Party attempts to put together a new coalition government, the president’s ...

The mercury is set to drop sharply, with lows of minus 15C possible in Scotland and northern England overnight on Thursday.

The former New York City mayor owes £118 million dollars to two Georgia election workers after he was found to have defamed them.

A SCRAP metal fire has broken out in Birmingham with firefighters dealing with the blaze. Seven firefighting crews were deployed to a recycling plant off Landor Street at around 10.15pm last night.

The Met office has issued a warning while it remains cold saying: "Plan to leave the house at least five minutes earlier than normal. Not needing to rush, reduces your risk of accidents, slips, and ...

Thousands of people remain without power during a bitter cold spell across Ireland. The entire island was under weather warnings coming into Wednesday morning, with temperatures as low as minus 6C ...