There were 64,680 house sales in April – 64 lower than the 177,440 reported in March, according to estimates from HMRC.

The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. The Solong’s master, Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, ...

HMS Lancaster had stalked the drug-runner’s boat for more than 24 hours after illegal operations were spotted by the warship’s drones.

Swizzels has announced two new flavours of its popular Squashies sweets are being launched in time for summer. The sweet maker often treats its customers to new flavours of Squashies and this time, ...

Ashirie Smith was given a minimum of 17 and a half years for the ‘serious, sustained’ attack on Mahir Abdulrahman at HMP Fosse Way.

Schools and the NHS are “not over that hurdle” of unsafe concrete, a minister has said. Catherine McKinnell also said ministers cannot “fix everything overnight” when asked how much of the maintenance ...

Oscar Piastri has claimed his relationship with Lando Norris will not spiral out of control as the McLaren drivers duel to become champion of the world. Following his much-needed victory last time out ...

The Prime Minister suggested Reform UK is creating a ‘toxic divide’ with a campaign video it produced ahead of a Holyrood by-election.

An EastEnders character is set to return to the BBC soap after eight years but there's a huge twist and fans think it's the 'perfect' time.

Going ahead with welfare reforms will drive more people into homelessness, a number of major charities have warned the Government. Shelter and Crisis are among the signatories to a letter to the Work ...

Luke Humphries says a pep talk from Phil Taylor inspired him to become the Premier League champion. The world number one completed darts’ ‘triple crown’ as he beat rival Luke Littler in the final at ...

Four billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025, scientists have said.