Concern has been expressed over the siting of a loyalist bonfire close to an electricity substation in Belfast. The location of the towering pyre is also close to two major Belfast hospitals.

Several British supermarkets say they are in “limbo” as they wait for Government progress on tackling illegal deforestation in supply chains. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are among those calling on ...

Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, ran the Annfield Plain Post Office with her late husband when the faulty Horizon software was introduced.

An ex-teacher, referred to as Evan, gave evidence via videolink from prison, where he is serving an eight-year sentence for sexual assault and rape.

The King and Emmanuel Macron demonstrated the entente cordiale still remains strong between the UK and France as the French president began his state visit.

It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.

Speaking at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, the Foreign Secretary admitted the impact of previous measures was ‘not sufficient’.

It follows a mixed picture in recent years, with one such attack in 2023 and 2022, none in 2021 and 2020, and five in 2019.

The hottest July temperature recorded in the UK is 40.3C, which was reached in Coningsby in Lincolnshire on July 19 2022. This was the first – and so far only – date on which temperatures above 40C ...