The Metropolitan Police have launched the latest steps to try to rebuild trust with London’s black community which has been “let down” over a number of years. Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said ...

Gardens should be at the heart of new house building – with planting included in measures to boost wildlife in developments, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has urged. The horticultural charity ...

Almost half of people believe their local area has changed for the worse over the past few years, according to research. A survey of more than 2,000 people by the Big Issue magazine also found that a ...

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has urged the Chancellor to “put down the axe” and deliver investment to stimulate economic growth. Mr Flynn said that Rachel Reeves is “repeating the Tories’ ...

A first-of-its-kind study will use ultrasound and light therapies to investigate targeted treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and Parkinson’s disease. The new study by scientists at Nottingham ...

Researchers are developing a smartphone app to help skin cancer survivors check if the disease has returned. The app, being developed by the University of Aberdeen, will help people previously treated ...

Toilet seats designed by artists and celebrities including comedian Harry Hill and singer Boy George are to be auctioned for charity WaterAid. The Best In The House art collection, which includes a ...

Rachel Reeves will insist that “tough decisions” on the public finances are needed to prevent economic ruin but she will attempt to persuade her critics that there will be “no return to austerity”. In ...

John Swinney has said that Scotland has “big ambitions” on climate change after the country was chosen for the third time to help lead a global climate action network. The Under2 Coalition is the ...

The museum’s programme of events for next year also includes exhibitions on swimming and style and 1980s nightclub Blitz.

Labour needs to increase its vote share to avoid becoming a one-term government or being forced into coalition with others, the research suggests.

The UK and Welsh governments will collaborate on health care for the first time in an effort to drive down waiting lists on both sides of the border, Labour is set to announce.