The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen to the highest level in 20 years. A total of 430,104 offences were logged by forces last year, up more than a third ...

Scotland’s First Minister told the Scottish Green co-leaders he is terminating the Bute House Agreement with immediate effect as he said it marked a “new beginning” for his SNP minority Government.

Council workers in Scotland have backed a formal vote on strike action if a forthcoming pay offer is too low, a union has announced. GMB Scotland balloted its members on whether to hold a formal vote ...

In one of the largest studies of its kind, the World Health Organisation examined data for 280,000 children from 44 countries.

Two of the horses who bolted and ran loose in London on Wednesday are in a “serious condition”, a minister has said. A group of seven horses and six soldiers from the Household Cavalry were on an ...

Brits watching Netflix without a TV licence have been warned they could face fines of £1,000. Every household in the UK is legally required to have a TV licence if they watch or record live TV, ...

The first section of the newest bridge over the River Clyde has arrived. Part of the £117million Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project, the Renfrew Bridge will connect Renfrew with Yoker and ...

A heroic teacher reportedly restrained a teenage girl in an armlock as the stabbing of two other teachers and a pupil sent a Welsh school into a “code red” lockdown. The girl was arrested on suspicion ...

BBC Proms 2024 will run from July 19 to September 14 and feature more than 3000 musicians including Florence Welch and Sam Smith.

Dame Deborah James’s father has said his daughter would tell him to “knock some heads together” as her family urged all UK political parties to commit to a long-term cancer strategy. Dame Deborah died ...

Barclays has reported lower profits for the start of the year, as mortgage lending and deposits dipped and its investment bank was squeezed amid prevailing economic uncertainty. The high street ...

The Government remains committed to single-phrase Ofsted judgments despite calls for them to be scrapped following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. The Department for Education (DfE) has said it ...