Dudley Council was owed nearly £3m in unpaid rent at the end of the last financial year, according to its latest accounts.

Concern has been expressed over the siting of a loyalist bonfire close to an electricity substation in Belfast. The location of the towering pyre is also close to two major Belfast hospitals.

Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are among those calling on ministers to enact promised due diligence laws that effectively ban forest-risk commodities.

Women will be able to access a daily pill for hot flushes during menopause after it was given the green light for UK use. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it is the ...

It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.

Speaking at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, the Foreign Secretary admitted the impact of previous measures was ‘not sufficient’.

The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights on Tuesday after a person reportedly ran onto the tarmac and was sucked into an engine.

The South Basildon and East Thurrock MP said he had ‘decided to continue my parliamentary career as an independent MP’.

Sir Ian McKellen, Sienna Miller and Jodie Foster were among a cast of famous actors in Wimbledon’s Royal Box on day nine of the championships. Lord Of The Rings actor Sir Ian, who recently appeared on ...

The actor and comedian was caught travelling at 97mph on the M6 near Telford, Staffordshire, in July last year.

Campaigners and experts debated on whether utilities should be nationalised as ministers seek to ‘reset’ the failing sector.