A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.

Edward Vines is on trial accused of breaching a restraining order against broadcaster Emily Maitlis and her parents.

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition of the current scheme as “very restrictive”. He said he regrets that those who were bereaved in the Troubles are ...

The unemployment rate was just under 4.20% in the three months to the end of June 2024 – the last measurement before the ...

The driest spring so far in more than a century is continuing, the Met Office said, as some farmers hope for “substantial” ...

Christopher Herd, 48, was charged by Essex Police with one count of indecent exposure and three counts of upskirting on April ...

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, ...

The Prince of Wales has described grief as “the very worst pain any child or parent will ever endure” as he backed the merger ...

Official figures are forecast to show a bounce in the first quarter of the year, before April’s tax rises and Donald Trump’s ...

Meanwhile, Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the Westminster Bill, praised the “lengthy, constructive and compassionate debate” ...

More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with viruses, including HIV and hepatitis C, after receiving contaminated ...