Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas in the country’s ‘first taste of winter’, the Met Office said.

The Festivals Forward report surveyed 101 events such as the Edinburgh Fringe, BBC Proms, Cheltenham Festivals and Hay Festival.

Dame Rachel de Souza said many children are living in ‘highly unsuitable’ placements while deprived of their liberty.

Black Friday shoppers are being urged to be wary of scammers after figures revealed around £11.5m was lost to online criminals over the ...

Kate Forbes is due to attend a meeting with senior figures in the offshore wind and hydrogen industries on Monday.

The Children’s Charities Coalition, which includes Action for Children, Barnardo’s and the NSPCC, said the Government’s “commitment to reforming and rebalancing children’s social care towards early ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will chair a UN Security Council vote on Sudan to push for a ceasefire as the UK announces it is doubling its aid for those affected by the war in the north-east African ...

The UK’s cyber security agency has urged shoppers looking for deals on Black Friday to be vigilant of scammers after new figures revealed more than £11.5 million was lost to online criminals over the ...

Survivors of the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami described how they were “fighting for our lives” on the day, ahead of the release of a new documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the ...

A bird species found in mainland Europe and the Mediterranean is thought to be extinct globally by a coalition of conservation groups. The slender-billed curlew – a migratory shorebird that bred in ...

Lasers that harness bacteria’s natural ability to convert sunlight into energy could power missions to Mars and provide a source of clean energy on Earth, scientists have announced. The technology is ...