Britons survived sweltering temperatures during the days of empire, a Tory former minister has said as he cautioned against taking the threat of extreme heat “overseriously”.

Two criminals, formerly of Welwyn Garden City, have been sentenced to a combined total of 15 years in jail for two violent robbery offences ...

Police have praised the bravery of members of the public and emergency services who helped rescue some of the students and the driver who were trapped on board the Bluestar bus following the accident ...

Tory MSP Rachael Hamilton quoted one Scot as saying people are ‘scared, attacked and traumatised’ by the birds.

Since Donald Trump’s tariff announcements in April, the UK has reached new agreements with the US, India and the EU.

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been charged with drink driving after a car left a West Berkshire road and crashed into a tree.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit thefts of motor vehicles after a St Albans chase. Recently, a Mercedes on cloned plates was spotted during the early hours by officers ...