Sir Ed Davey will travel to Edinburgh on Friday to help clean up a beach. The Liberal Democrat leader will join the Surfers ...

A fundraiser set up in support of Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek’s family has surpassed more than 2 million dollars (£1.46 million). The US actor died on Wednesday aged 48, after suffering ...

Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in force across parts of the UK as forecasters warn of icy roads and travel disruption. An Arctic Maritime air mass is bringing colder conditions from ...

New York politicians have defiantly raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, rebuking the Trump administration for removing the well-known symbol of pride from the LGBT+ landmark.

Although shopper visits across the UK were down 0.6 on last January, this was an improvement on the 2.9 decline seen in December.

McAvoy, whose acting CV includes The Last King Of Scotland, Atonement and the X-Men franchise, will bring the festival to a close on March 8 with the UK premiere of his directorial debut California ...

The Supreme Court ruled in a 2007 case that planet-warming greenhouse gases, caused by the burning of oil and other fossil fuels, are air pollutants.

Dame Antonia Romeo is widely tipped to replace Sir Chris Wormald as cabinet secretary – the UK’s most senior civil servant.

Gordon Robb, a former vice-president of a biotech company, is taking part in a new British Heart Foundation-funded clinical trial.

Federal officials in the US have announced an end to an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths. “As a result of our efforts here, Minnesota is now less ...

Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet European allies gathering in Germany as the continent faces antagonism from Donald Trump and growing threats from China and Russia. After a torrid few weeks ...

The BBC will make hundreds of millions of pounds in cuts in the next three years as it continues to face “substantial financial pressures”. The corporation said in a statement that it expects to make ...