Cumbria could be set for a combined authority mayoral election in May 2026 under plans unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister in the House of Commons.

Earthquakes have continued to rattle Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes through the night and into Wednesday. Authorities have bolstered their emergency plans in case the hundreds ...

The tech giant has unveiled an update to its AI principles, which removes references to not pursuing work on weapons and surveillance.

A 15-year-old boy has been remanded into youth detention accommodation after appearing at Sheffield Youth Court charged with the murder of Harvey Willgoose, 15, who was stabbed to death at a school in ...

Experts are predicting a rate cut to 4.5 – but signs of rising inflation leave the Bank walking ‘a tightrope’ for future reductions this year.

Elaine C Smith, Susie McCabe, Scott Agnew, Rosco McClelland and Tom Urie will appear in An Afternoon For Janey next month.

A former ice hockey player and TV extra has been jailed for 28 years for the rape and sexual abuse of seven girls. Victims of Philip Hamer clapped the judge and burst into tears in the public gallery ...

The Irish government was “missing in action” during the clean-up to damage caused by Storm Eowyn, a Social Democrats TD has said. Wicklow TD Jennifer Whitmore said the government can no longer “wash ...

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch also challenged Sir Keir Starmer over oil and gas projects in the North Sea.

Openreach and Nokia said the ‘revolutionary’ technology promised to deliver speeds 20 times faster than the fastest current service in the UK.