The rail regulator has given the go ahead for new train services between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare from the end of 2025.

Matthew Haydon was sentenced to four and a half years in prison with a four-year extended licence period, at the Old Bailey.

Urfan Sharif and two others are accused of being party to years-long abuse that culminated in the 10-year-old’s death last August.

One of the most senior Catholic leaders in the UK has suggested it would be “abhorrent” to exclude religious views from the assisted dying debate after Dame Esther Rantzen said she was deeply ...

The miners in a mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities.

A number of police officers were injured during a protest against Hillary Clinton in Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said a full investigation has been launched into scenes of ...

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

TV presenter and radio host Paddy McGuinness has said supporters helped him keep the pedals turning on his charity cycle ride ...

Snow and ice could cause disruption across northern parts of the UK next week amid the first cold spell of the season. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for parts of northern England and ...

The Fianna Fail politician and barrister said there was a ‘question mark’ over whether Fine Gael was the party of law and order.

Gary Lineker has refused to speculate on who will replace him on Match of the Day after he revealed he would be stepping down from the BBC show.

Government figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have revealed that 318,834 claimants had their benefits stopped ...