Troubled supplier South East Water has appointed John Halsall as its incoming chief executive after its former boss announced ...

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 child sex offences including one count of rape. Donaldson ...

Two men have been arrested in connection with how the mortuary service runs at a hospital trust at the centre of the NHS’s largest inquiry into maternity services. Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH ...

A Russian journalist said to be an enemy of Vladimir Putin has been found dead after suffering "mushroom poisoning" in Latvia ...

The organisation said issues linked to surveys being used to inform data will lead to a ‘reduced quality’ in its statistics ...

The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity.

The fact that a man who was unable to beat Jeremy Corbyn in a Labour leadership race should be allowed a clear run at No10 ...

How hot will it be this week in the UK? What does a Met Office 'red' alert mean for heat? What precautions can be taken to ...

A three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after being thrown into a crocodile enclosure at a Cambridgeshire zoo is no ...

Andy Burnham is heading towards Westminster in a bid for leadership as the Labour party prepares to select a new leader. The ...

Sterling was up 0.05% at 1.324 US dollars in morning trading, having been around 0.3% lower shortly before the PM’s speech.

Sir Keir Starmer is set to resign when a replacement as the leader of the Labour Party has been found through a contest this ...