The community has been left "shocked" and "saddened" after a woman was stabbed to death in a Worcestershire town.

Ministers have “negligently underestimated” how many pensioners will “fall through the cracks” following cuts to winter fuel payments, the Tories have claimed. Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen ...

Baroness Jacqui Smith said further education staff felt ‘rightly’ disappointed that they had not got the same pay rise as school teachers.

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced an assisted dying Bill to the Commons (Stefan Rousseau/PA) There are several requirements for someone to be eligible under the proposed law. The person must be ...

A driver killed 35 people and injured another 43 when he deliberately rammed his car into a crowd exercising at a sports ...

Sir Keir Starmer said he had been discussing the situation with other leaders amid concerns about future US policy under Donald Trump.

The initial police investigation into the death of showjumper Katie Simpson was “flawed”, a police watchdog review has concluded. The Police Ombudsman investigation also found it had “failed” Ms ...

Iford Whittaker, 80, could be facing a life sentence after admitting abusing a fourth boy during his time as a priest.

A 17-year-old girl has died after fleeing a police vehicle and being struck by a car on a motorway. The girl was being transported to custody when officers stopped the Avon and Somerset Police vehicle ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on December 16, paving the way for a new parliamentary election as early as February, German media reported ...

The Prime Minister’s pledge to cut emissions by 81% will lead to “hardship” for the British people, shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho has told MPs. During energy questions in the Commons, Ms ...

In a speech to world leaders at Cop29 on Tuesday, the Prime Minister announced a target to cut UK emissions by 81% by 2035, compared with the country’s 1990 levels. The target covers greenhouse gas ...