South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia will be transferred to public ownership under plans announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip has killed at least five people, including four children, Palestinian medics said.

More than 500 officers took part in raids in cities in Germany on Wednesday, targeting gangs bringing migrants to the UK in inflatable boats.

Eating ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals and ready meals is linked to more fat being stored in the thighs regardless of how many calories are consumed, new research suggests. The study also ...

A survey found forthcoming rises in employers’ national insurance contributions weighed on firms’ appetite to hire new staff.

“Our findings show that, for teenagers who fulfilled our research definition of long Covid three months after a positive test for the Covid virus, the majority have recovered after two years,” said ...

England newcomer Jacob Bethell received a double dose of good news on Wednesday, keeping his place for the second Test against New Zealand and landing a two-year central contract.

Relatives of missing people are searching hospitals and mortuaries in southern Guinea after a stampede at a football stadium led to 56 deaths. There are fears the official death toll is too low after ...

The European Union has agreed to a one-year delay on the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation – caving in to demands from several producer nations ...

A lack of funding and staff means that 300 inpatient beds are currently closed or out of use in England, out of a total of 2,200 according to Hospice UK figures. We're not a 'nice-to-have' service. We ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy pointed to the UK’s own commitment to increase spending to 2.5 of GDP, although no timetable has been set for that.