Proposals to reduce speed limits for cars from 60 to 50 mph on single carriageways have been rejected as a “lazy answer to improving road safety”.

Two more Scottish local authorities have confirmed above-inflation increases in council tax next year, as council leaders ...

Sir Keir Starmer said on Thursday: “I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Oded Lifshitz after he was taken hostage by ...

15-year-old Kaden Askew died suddenly on Tuesday, February 11 after becoming unwell at his home. A heartbroken mum from Wick ...

A total of 30 authorities which are unable to balance their books have been granted financial flexibilities to protect local ...

People living in 30 properties in the Surrey village of Godstone have been evacuated from their homes after a huge sinkhole ...

People evacuated from 30 properties near the sinkhole in the village of Godstone say they still do not know when they will be ...

It comes after a council tax freeze ended in Scotland and some local authorities have already voted to increase bills by 10%.

Community says its proposal will ensure the continued operation of two blast furnaces while two new electric furnaces are ...

The body of a UK-linked Hamas hostage is among those believed to have been returned to Israel, a lawyer representing British ...

Gales of up to 70mph are set to batter the Highlands this weekend, the Met Office has warned. It has issued a yellow weather ...

Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford will stand in for Rachel Riley on Channel 4’s Countdown while she takes a short break to work ...