Spending by councils in England on temporary accommodation for homelessness has soared by more than 40% in a year, as charities branded it “unfathomable” and “absurd”. Net spending – which is ...

If the Government say that I can’t have a drink and a smoke outside, I won’t come back,’ the Reform UK leader said at the Westminster ...

A driver and two pedestrians were killed in a crash in a Welsh coastal town, police have said, as they continue their ...

Burns followed his double-hundred against Lancashire with 161 as Surrey ended day one against Nottinghamshire on 339 for five at Trent Bridge.

South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence, who finished fourth in the Open at Royal Troon last month, and Spain’s Jorge Campillo were a shot off the lead after matching rounds of 68, with England’s Jordan ...

Swimmer Poppy Maskill set a new world record to deliver Great Britain’s first gold medal of Paris 2024. The 19-year-old clocked one minute and three seconds to claim the women’s 100m butterfly S14 ...

Joe Root’s landmark 33rd Test century rescued England after Sri Lanka’s bold decision to bowl under a clear blue sky at Lord’s threatened to pay off. After a nervy 12 balls on 99, Root belatedly ...

The aircraft is one of a handful that Ukraine received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion.

A series of weekend strikes by train drivers on LNER have been called off. Members of Aslef were due to walk out on Saturday after the union claimed there had been a breakdown in industrial relations.

The United Nations’ World Health Organisation has announced that there will be limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children. It comes after ...

Louis Rees-Zammit has joined the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad after being cut by the Kansas City Chiefs. And that could mean the former Wales and British and Irish Lions wing heading to London ...

A 17-year-old boy who stabbed a 15-year-old girl to death in the street after stalking her has been convicted of murder. Holly Newton suffered 36 injuries in the attack down an alley in Hexham, ...