Strike action in Scotland’s local authorities has been averted as two more unions announced members have accepted a two-year pay offer. Unite the union announced on Thursday that 77% of its members ...

Five men have been arrested in Oldham and Rochdale in connection with suspected vehicle thefts involved in organised crime ...

The Royal Mail has been given the go-ahead to scrap the delivery of second-class post on Saturdays by Ofcom. At the moment, the courier adheres to the current one-price-goes-anywhere principle of the ...

Tennis world number one Aryna Sabalenka handed water to spectators on Centre Court who required assistance amid sweltering sunny conditions at Wimbledon. During the first set of her semi-final against ...

A “serious blunder” led to missed opportunities to disrupt a plot by Islamic State extremists to kill a Rochdale Imam, a public inquiry has found.

Children’s TV presenter and entertainer Glen Michael has been remembered as an “STV legend”, as the broadcaster announced his death at the age of 99. He was best known for Glen Michael’s Cartoon ...

Will Murray and Jack Croft, the duo behind Michelin Guide hotspots Fallow, FOWL and Roe, stepped up to the plate as new research revealed 65% of Brits eat lunch at their desks - and just 13% take a ...

A man has been stabbed to death in central London’s Knightsbridge – with police launching a murder probe and investigating reports that the incident was a robbery.

Border Force vessels have been sent as part of the response to multiple boats on Thursday morning, according to HM coastguard.

Suspensions and exclusions from schools in England have risen to a record high for recent times, Government figures show. There were 954,952 suspensions in the 2023/24 academic year, compared with 786 ...

Gregory Twigg, 32, denies intending to cause Lee Woodward, 39, serious injuries when he punched him three times in Stoke-on-Trent, on June 24 2022.

The fighting in Gaza has shown no sign of slowing as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump in Washington this week.