Homebase has been sold to retail group CDS in a rescue deal securing up to 1,600 jobs and 70 stores but leaving the future of its remaining 2,000 workers and 49 shops unclear. The DIY retailer ...

Sixteen people suffered minor injuries after a lorry and bus carrying schoolchildren collided in Leicestershire. The bus and the HGV crashed on the A46 northbound near to Syston at around 9.30am on ...

Sixth form college teachers in England will strike for three days this academic term over pay. The National Education Union (NEU) said its teacher members at 32 sixth form colleges will walk out on ...

Sara Sharif’s father has confessed to killing the 10-year-old but insisted he did not mean to “harm” her when he bound and beat her with a cricket bat. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, had sought to ...

David Nahle’s father has ignored a High Court order telling him to return the three-year-old to his mother, Catherine Flanagan.

Council tax bills in England are expected to increase by up to 5% next April, amid Tory warnings that local authorities face a £2.4 billion “black hole”.

The discovery could lead to a new treatment for millions of people with obesity and type 2 diabetes who do not respond well to current treatments.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes hopes new head coach Ruben Amorim can “change the energy” at the club. The Portugal international said he has also seen how his compatriot has kept faith with ...

Shadow equalities minister Claire Coutinho has pressed the Government to clarify the definition of sex. Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said it was “important that providers have clarity in ...

Tomatoes could be engineered to be sweeter without sacrificing their size, research suggests. Experts said that most consumers prefer sweeter tomatoes and higher sugar content increases the value of ...

Sir Keir Starmer resisted pressure from an Independent MP during Prime Minister’s Questions to describe the war in Gaza as “genocide”. When asked for his definition of the word, Sir Keir told the ...

A Road in Frome is closed due to a crash on the A3098 Lodge Hill both ways between Berkley turn-off and Gore Lane.