England enjoyed its sunniest March on record last month, along with its sixth driest, as persistent high pressure brought long spells of clear weather. Some 185.8 hours of sunshine were measured ...

Heathrow’s boss will be questioned by MPs on Wednesday about the airport’s closure for most of a day last month. Chief executive Thomas Woldbye will give evidence to the Transport Select Committee as ...

MPs from across the House criticised the Government for the delayed announcement, accusing it of leaving children in ‘limbo’.

The officers were responding to reports of a person carrying a firearm at Milton Keynes railway station this afternoon, Thames Valley Police said.

Leonardo Reid, 15 and Klevi Shekaj, 23, were fatally stabbed and 28-year-old Abdullah Abdullahi was seriously injured.

The boss of Scottish Water has told MSPs the company’s “door is open” following strikes last week as unions were urged to put a pay offer to its members. Workers walked out of the public body last ...

Grant Paterson’s CalMac colleagues offered their support to his family, and described him as a ‘larger-than-life character’ in a tribute.

A deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is being “finalised” after winning approval from Donald Trump’s US, Downing Street said. The plan will see the UK give up sovereignty over the British ...

The families of two young people who died in Polmont Young Offenders Institution are set to meet with senior prison service officials. Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, died within months of ...

Richard Nodwell, 37, of Oakfield, Cwmbran, was jailed for six years and four months after assaulting a police officer, fracturing his eye socket.

Alex Norris was also asked about calls for a national oversight mechanism to monitor whether inquiry recommendations are being implemented.