The Environment Agency said the Ilchester Estates ‘deliberately flouted’ its licence for abstracting water from the Dorset Frome.

Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure in a “massive” night time missile attack and Ukrainian drones struck an important oil refinery inside Russia, officials said, as the ...

Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the Welsh Open in Llandudno hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match against Jamie Clarke. O’Sullivan has not played on the tour since he ...

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has reiterated the AI giant is “not for sale” after an Elon Musk-led group of investors offered more than 97 billion dollars (£78.4bn) for the firm. After news of the 97.4bn ...

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot hopes his first-choice side will handle the emotion of Goodison Park’s final Merseyside derby better than the second string whose “unacceptable” performance resulted in ...

The cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is set to be considerably more than £2 billion, a UK think tank has estimated. The Policy Exchange has put the cost of inquiries, court cases, ...

Tariffs are taxes – bad for business, worse for consumers,’ European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

The Unite union attacked the Scottish Labour leader after he said the UK Government has not done enough for the workers at the oil refinery.

A spokesman said that dozens of hostages would only be returned if all parties remain committed to a ceasefire deal reached last month.

Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has backed a call by actor Idris Elba to take action on kitchen knives. Luther star Elba, 52, has called for a ban on kitchen knives with a pointed end, in a ...

British steel exports to the US will be hit with 25% tariffs under Donald Trump’s plans as the UK’s new ambassador to Washington, Lord Mandelson, said people must respect the president’s “strong and ...

The American rapper is not legally required to evidence, and subjecting a defendant to cross-examination is often a major risk in criminal cases.