Thunderstorms and heavy downpours are set to hit the UK amid a spell of humid weather. Yellow warnings for storms have been issued across much of England on Friday and into the weekend, with the risk ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister has welcomed an announcement by the UK Government that it intends to lower the voting age to 16. Ministers are to bring forward a Bill before 2029 which will include ...

It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

A statement from organisers said: "The Dereham Blues Festival 2025 was a massive success, bringing huge crowds of people to Dereham from all over the country and beyond and given the current economic ...

The next general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise our democracy”. Labour’s manifesto committed the party to ...

Vessels taking part in the Tall Ships Races 2025 have begun arriving in Aberdeen ahead of a four-day festival. The race began in Le Havre in France in early July and the ships sailed round the coast ...

Lucy Powell, who represents Manchester, also urged the Tories to Stop Crying Their Heart Out over their defeat last July.

Unemployment is on the rise and wage growth has slowed, with the number of job vacancies at their lowest for a decade outside if the pandemic.

The figures, analysed by the PA news agency, show 56.1 of those on the NHS waiting list at the end of June this year were of working age.

Moves to ban the use of ‘exploitative’ unpaid internships have come a step closer after a Government announcement on Thursday. Ministers launched a call for evidence into the practice, saying it ...

The only Catholic church in Gaza has been damaged in an attack which injured several people, including the parish priest, officials said. Strikes hit the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza on ...