Long A&E waits in England have soared, new figures show, as NHS leaders warned that the service is heading for winter under “more pressure than ever before”. Performance against key targets fell short ...

Consumers feeling more confident as cost-of-living pressures ease have led to a switch from own-label products to brands, Mr Kipling and Loyd Grossman owner Premier Foods said. The Hertfordshire-based ...

A 34-year-old man has been charged with two counts of possession of an offensive weapon after reports of a person carrying knives outside the Houses of Parliament. The Metropolitan Police said Lewis ...

More than 700,000 passengers suffered disruption when flights were grounded at UK airports on August 28 last year.

Protests are set to take place today in Leeds against government cuts to winter fuel payments. The demonstrations, organised by the Unite trade union and the Yorkshire and Humber Pensioners' ...

Diego Forlan relished his foray into another professional sport after losing a doubles match on home soil in Uruguay. The ...

Sir Keir Starmer needs to indicate what circumstances are necessary for the calling of a referendum on Irish unification, the Sinn Fein leader has said. Mary Lou McDonald, who is seeking to be ...

A partially sighted Belfast woman has said she is looking forward to going completely blind so she will no longer have to deal with a rare condition which causes her to experience terrifying ...

Middle East minister Hamish Falconer said the annexation of the West Bank would be illegal and undermine any prospects for peace.

Scientists have made an urgent call for research to establish the risks to health and the environment from particles produced by tyres which are the “leading contributor to microplastics”. A new study ...

A heavy police presence but few visiting fans are expected when France hosts Israel in a Nations League football match on Thursday night, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with ...

The Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium will be centre stage for two group stage fixtures during the Women’s Rugby World Cup - England vs Australia and New Zealand vs Ireland - and Breach is banking on a ...