One of the UK’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on people to pray for himself and other cardinals as they embark on the secret voting process to elect a new pope.

UK politicians have urged restraint after India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations, killing a child and wounding two other people, ...

Exam certificates will go digital for some students this year as part of an Education Record app to be introduced by the Government.

The research from Scottish Widows highlighted several groups of people who may be at particular risk of falling short financially in retirement.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council said responsibility for the accuracy of posts lies with users, platforms and regulators.

John Swinney has said it is a “huge privilege” to be First Minister, but accepted his rise to the top job in Scottish politics “wasn’t part of a well-crafted plan”. He said he had considered standing ...

The research will boost the health service’s ability to ‘move quickly towards personalised, preventative care’, officials said.

The Government’s aims for the NHS – to shift care from hospitals into the community and to prevent ill health – can be accelerated through better investment in mental health services, a report says.

More than 150 rare photographs showing behind-the-scenes wartime film-making have been released to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The images, released by Historic England, also highlight the ...

New powers for judges are among the measures in the Government’s Victims and Courts Bill to be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.

Rewilding Britain is supporting 13 initiatives, including ones restoring lost species to help nature, people and climate.