The London Mayor will take his seat on the red benches along with former cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald and Sir Brian Leveson, a retired judge.

The large wildfire burning in the Cairngorms National Park has been contained, a Scottish Government minister has said, with the blaze affecting a near four-mile long stretch of countryside. The fire, ...

Giraffes at Belfast Zoo enjoyed being cooled down on Thursday as the heatwave continues. Temperatures were expected to reach up to 28C in some areas of Northern Ireland as the region continues to bask ...

Sutton Bank on the A170 near Thirsk is due to close between 7pm and 4am on Thursday (July 23) till Saturday (July 25). North Yorkshire Council said the works on the road – a hot ...

The mother of 14-year-old Jools Sweeney has said that she hopes the High Court’s decision that a new inquest should be held into his death is a “turning point” in making the “online world safer for ...

The switch-off of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) has been carried out successfully, a UK Government minister has declared. Martin McCluskey said while there are still a “small number” of RTS ...

It comes after a series of outbreaks of meningitis, with the most serious being in Kent earlier this year which left two teenagers dead.

Charles sipped an amber ale the day after England captain Harry Kane and his teammates lost their semi-final match 2-1 to Argentina.

Minister for energy consumers Martin McCluskey said however some firms had voluntarily compensated customers after prices soared earlier this year.

Ecclesbourne School enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime experience of playing at Headingley after reaching the national semi-finals of the ...

Penistone Grammar School are relishing a dream day out at Lord’s after booking their place in the final of the Barclays Knight-Stokes Cup.

Sir Thomas Rich's School enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime experience of playing at Headingley after reaching the national semi-finals of ...