There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition of the current scheme as “very restrictive”. He said he regrets that those who were bereaved in the Troubles are ...

The unemployment rate was just under 4.20% in the three months to the end of June 2024 – the last measurement before the general election. It has since risen to a little over 4.53% in the three months ...

The driest spring so far in more than a century is continuing, the Met Office said, as some farmers hope for “substantial” rain amid drought concerns. So far this spring, 80.6mm of rain has been ...

A former Metropolitan Police sergeant accused of taking upskirting images while on and off duty will appear in court on Friday. Christopher Herd, 48, was charged by Essex Police with one count of ...

A monk accused of sexually abusing two former students at a prestigious North Yorkshire school has categorically denied any wrongdoing.

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, with measures to establish the state-owned energy company on the verge of ...

Official figures are forecast to show a bounce in the first quarter of the year, before April’s tax rises and Donald Trump’s tariff announcement.

More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with viruses, including HIV and hepatitis C, after receiving contaminated blood.

Former Cunard staff and guests have come forward with their memories after an appeal to track down the faces featured in an exhibition marking the shipping line’s 185th anniversary. Images from the ...

A MAN has died after a car went into the sea off the North Yorkshire coast. Police said they were sad to report the death of a 70-year-old local man who was involved in a single-vehicle collision on ...

Kyra Hill got into difficulty in a designated swimming area at Liquid Leisure near Windsor, Berkshire, in August 2022.