The UK is not “locked into” a winter of higher flood risk despite recent wet weather, officials have said, but urged people to plan for all eventualities. Officials from the Met Office and Environment ...

The man, who claimed to be a journalist, had a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle.

The new rules on public venues are named after Martyn Hett, who was murdered in the Manchester Arena attack in 2017.

A ‘wind change’ within Labour suggests they may not live up to pledges to redress LGBT mistreatment in the forces, a campaigner has said.

The Royal Mint has created a new coin celebrating Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman and has hidden a solid gold one behind door 24 ...

The legacy of an 18th century poet said to have inspired Robert Burns and known for his famous poem about “Auld Reikie” is to be commemorated on the 250th anniversary of his death. Robert Fergusson ...

Wildlife groups published the plan in response to findings that numbers have plummeted in rural areas since 2000.

All youngsters in a new study have cancer that relapses or is resistant to conventional treatments, such as chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant.

Shops, pubs, restaurants and others are set to lose 75 relief on the tax next year unless changes are made at the upcoming Budget, say experts.