The decision to reinstate the winter fuel payment should have been made “a long time ago”, Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said on Monday that nine million ...

A school in a years-long legal battle involving a staff member who was sacked after sharing social media posts about LGBT+ relationships teaching cannot take the case to the Supreme Court, justices ...

Nigel Farage has called for the blast furnaces in Port Talbot to be re-opened and for Wales to start producing coal again.

Meerkat pups are settling in and starting to “show a bit of character” in their home at a safari park. The four pups were born on May 10 to parents Cardi B and Biggie at Blair Drummond Safari Park ...

Habibur Masum, 26, launched a ‘ferocious’ knife attack on Kulsuma Akter, 27, after confronting her on a street in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial has resumed deliberations after failing to reach a verdict last week. Jurors are in their third day of weighing charges against the former movie mogul ...

Options in France, Germany and Ireland are under consideration for Lazy Griff following his fantastic effort to fill the runner-up spot in the Betfred Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Lady Iman, a leading fancy for the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot next week, is not a definite runner. Trainer Ger Lyons is considering other options for the unbeaten Starman filly, with the ...

Tuchel will take charge of his fourth England game against Senegal after criticism of their 1-0 win over Andorra.

A new jewellery store offering "luxury" piercing and tattoo services has officially opened at Lakeside Shopping Centre. Jewells is one of seven locations across the UK that launched on May 30 as part ...

A nine-year-old girl and her father have died and an 11-year-old girl is fighting for her life after a house fire. The two died after the blaze broke out in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, on Sunday, ...

Uriah Rennie, the Premier League’s first black referee, has been remembered as a “trailblazer” and the “epitome of a role model” following his death at the age of 65.