Ben Leonard, 16, died while on a trip to North Wales with the Reddish Explorer Scouts from Stockport, Greater Manchester, in 2018.

Improving A&E and ambulance waiting times are among the top priorities for the NHS in the year ahead, health officials have said. Hospitals have also been ordered to focus on reducing the NHS waiting ...

Talks to secure a trade deal with India should also support the release of a British citizen arbitrarily detained there, a Labour MP has urged. Ahead of a visit to India by Business Secretary Jonathan ...

England endured more Women’s Ashes disappointment as they were bowled out for 170 on day one of the day/night Test at the MCG by a dominant Australia side chasing an unprecedented whitewash.

The former MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset claimed a total of £8,334.27 from July until October 2024, with the bulk of this – £7,662.47 - expensed for rental costs. Council Tax bills were also ...

Jagwar is likely to head straight to the Cheltenham Festival after leading home a one-two for Oliver Greenall and Josh ...

The number of people suffering norovirus in England’s hospitals is at its highest level this winter. New data from NHS England shows an average of 898 hospital beds were filled each day last week by ...

England midfielder Georgia Stanway is set to be sidelined for “several months” following knee surgery, her club Bayern Munich have said. Stanway, who joined Bayern in 2022 after leaving Manchester ...

The Government will be listening to people, businesses and charities with concerns around noisy fireworks, a minister has said, following calls to limit sales. In the Commons, business minister Justin ...

Nearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total on record, figures show. A total of 492,914 offences were logged by forces ...

Emma Raducanu has taken a wild card into the WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi next week and will play in qualifying for the first time since winning the US Open. Raducanu famously became the first ...

The number of mortgage approvals to home buyers edged upwards month-on-month in December, according to Bank of England figures. Some 66,526 deals got the green light, up from 66,061 the previous month ...