The estimates, covering the previous Conservative government’s administration prior to the general election, have since dropped by 20% and stood at 728,000 in the latest period for the year to June ...

Syria’s armed forces said the offensive was led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls much of north-west Syria and is a violation of a de-escalation agreement. It said the attacks are ongoing ...

Companies controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky own power stations in Hull, Devon and Northern Ireland.

A drone boat which could be deployed by the Royal Navy on reconnaissance and defence missions without endangering the lives of sailors has been operated remotely for the first time in UK waters.

Former England coach Chris Silverwood will return to Essex as the county’s new director of cricket. The 49-year-old is due to take up his new role in mid-December, succeeding Anthony McGrath who ...

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the Government will work with MPs to make the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ‘operable’.

The Australian Senate passed a social media ban for young children on Thursday that will soon become a world-first law.

Geoffrey Ponder, who was found dead in a back garden in Beckton, was on police bail at the time of his death, East London Coroner's Court has heard.

The family of teenager Jay Slater have turned off donations from a fundraising page set up after his disappearance in Tenerife, saying “our journey of trauma and grief will continue forever”. Mr ...

The results showed a five-year downward trend in the number of people saying they were always able to get help from staff during labour and birth.

A football manager is warning 'stubborn' men not to ignore symptoms - after growing a beard to hide a 'spot' on his face that turned out to be cancer. Simon Heaton first noticed a pinprick-sized spot ...

A major trial to determine if an innovative 10-minute sponge test should be used to screen people with heartburn for oesophageal cancer has welcomed its first patients.