Public health officials urge farm visitors to wash hands after petting animals as more cases linked to animal feeding sessions emerge.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was ‘no way’ Israel would halt its war in Gaza, dimming hopes for a ...

The US and Iran have engaged in four rounds of talks since early last month focused on Iran’s nuclear programme.

The unemployment rate was just under 4.20% in the three months to the end of June 2024 – the last measurement before the general election. It has since risen to a little over 4.53% in the three months ...

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition of the current scheme as “very restrictive”. He said he regrets that those who were bereaved in the Troubles are ...

The driest spring so far in more than a century is continuing, the Met Office said, as some farmers hope for “substantial” rain amid drought concerns. So far this spring, 80.6mm of rain has been ...

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, with measures to establish the state-owned energy company on the verge of ...

Football pundit Gary Lineker has “apologised unreservedly” for a social media re-post which featured a picture of a rat saying he would “never knowingly share anything antisemitic”.

Christopher Herd, 48, was charged by Essex Police with one count of indecent exposure and three counts of upskirting on April 13. He will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court. Herd was arrested on ...

Official figures are forecast to show a bounce in the first quarter of the year, before April’s tax rises and Donald Trump’s tariff announcement.

Mrs Waite of St Albans High School For Girls (STAHS) has been shortlisted for "Headteacher of the Year (Independent)" in the TES ...