Rishi Sunak appeared to be optimistic despite the Conservatives suffering defeats across the country in Friday’s (3 May) local election results. Experts have warned the Tories could lose 500 seats in what could be their worst numbers in 40 years ...

The plan outlined how the country will achieve climate targets as part of wider efforts to reach net zero by 2050

Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan

Dr Marian Phelps was dismissed on Tuesday, following claims she peddled a bizarre ‘conspiracy’ that other players on the Del Norte high School sports team had not applauded sufficiently for her daughter at an awards ceremony

Presgrove’s teeth were found scattered around his body

Part of a highway gave way after heavy rains in Guangdong, China, killing at least 36 people and sending cars tumbling down a slope, authorities said on Thursday, 2 May.

Police and protesters clashed in Peckham as a large group of people attempted to block a coach due to transport asylum seekers from temporary accommodation to the Bibby Stockholm barge on Thursday, 2 May. The bus was seen to have a flat tyre as prote ...

The Metropolitan Police probe into the high-profile case has so far cost £13.2 million

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Despite payouts the oil and gas giant faces growing investor pressure to address its carbon emissions

This is the moment a man deliberately drove his car into a theatre during a busy rush hour. Richard Kelly, 47, drove his Ford Puma into Darlington Hippodrome at high speed on 7 March. The incident was captured on CCTV and shows his car narrowly missi ...

Global forecast contrasts with downbeat assessment for a British economy constrained by high interest rates, price rises and staff shortages

Big economies such as the US must change fiscal policy as the realities of debt and inflation bite

Voters across England and Wales will take to the polls on Thursday for the latest round of local elections. Alongside thousands of councillors, a record 12 metro mayors are to be elected – including the high-profile Mayor of London.

While men are disproportionally affected by conditions that cause early death, women are left with higher levels of illness and disability

The central bank said that economic activity had continued to expand ‘at a solid pace’ but there had been a ‘lack of further progress’ towards its inflation objective

Voters across England and Wales will take to the polls on Thursday for the latest round of local elections. Alongside thousands of councillors, a record 12 metro mayors are to be elected – including the high-profile Mayor of London.

A scrap metal truck blocked a highway in Valparaiso, Indiana, after overturning and spilling debris over the road on Wednesday, 1 May. The commercial vehicle crashed close to the intersection of US highway 30 and State Road 49, police said. Scrap met ...

Jeff Bolle’s death comes amid a devastating shortage of critical chemotherapy drugs, which has left cancer sufferers unable to access much-needed treatment

Gaza solidarity encampments have spread to UK universities, echoing protests across US campuses this week. Students at the University of Bristol, University of Leeds, and Newcastle University set up tents in demonstrations on Wednesday, 1 May. Bristo ...