Scotland has had its driest start to the year since 1931 while north-west and north-east England have had the lowest rainfall since 1929.

A terrified widower died in a house fire started by two teenagers who let off a firework inside his home before running away laughing, a court heard. In the years leading up to the attack, Robert ...

A British man jailed for 10 years in Saudi Arabia, reportedly over a tweet he wrote seven years ago, has done nothing wrong and is being failed by the UK, his family have said. Ahmed al-Doush, 41, a ...

A man who was reunited with his birth mother, a survivor of one of Ireland’s most notorious mother and baby homes, has raised more than 70,000 euro to buy her home.

Peter Sullivan, 68, was convicted of the murder of Diane Sindall, 21, in 1987, but on Tuesday three senior judges quashed his conviction after the Court of Appeal heard DNA eviden ...

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says Labour will ‘deliver its manifesto’ rather than rejoining EU initiatives.

A Labour MP is being investigated by Parliament’s expenses watchdog over his spending. Tahir Ali, 53, faces a probe relating to “office costs, travel and accommodation,” the Independent Parliament ...

Healthcare staff are being left to deal with the “human cost” of abuse of opioids, some of which are more potent than heroin, nurses have warned. Drugs such as nitazenes and fentanyl carry a higher ...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warmly greeted Mr Trump as he stepped off Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport.

Peter Sullivan was dubbed the “Beast of Birkenhead” after the murder of Diane Sindall sent shockwaves through a community. Mr Sullivan, who spent 38 years in prison, was jailed in 1987 for killing the ...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told Shigeru Ishiba that she has high expectations for Japan as a champion of open markets.

Greggs' new summer menu includes a new Korean Chicken sandwich range, a tempting veggie bake and a new pizza slice.