The largest review of the water sector since privatisation has come under criticism for not going far enough to ensure systemic change.

A Labour MP has proposed a new law, so unmarried mothers whose partners die during their pregnancy can name both parents on a child’s birth certificate. Jen Craft said her Registration of Births ...

Six weeks after Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power outage, authorities in Madrid have issued an official report saying the cascading blackout that left tens of millions disconnected in ...

Protesters have gathered outside the premises of F-35 fighter jet manufacturer Lockheed Martin UK, calling on it to stop sending parts to Israel for use against Palestine.

Docklands narrowly got the better of Rosallion in a thrilling climax to the Queen Anne Stakes. A strong field of 10 runners went to post for the traditional Royal Ascot curtain-raiser, with the market ...

Jazwell Brown, 49, fatally stabbed Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire on December 25 last year.

A charity boss has run the length of Hadrian’s Wall dressed as a pair of testicles to raise awareness about the cancer which killed his brother. Toby Freeman ran 90 miles from Bowness-on-Solway in ...

Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome, the Vatican has announced. Leo will head to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, from July 6-20 “for ...

Eluned Morgan said she welcomed the decision by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to hold a statutory inquiry into child abuse across England ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is facing a possible rebellion among his own MPs who are unhappy about proposed changes to the system.

A proposal put forward by Nikki Doucet, chief executive of Women’s Professional Leagues Limited, was voted through on Monday.

A woman found stabbed after a gas explosion at her home has been named as a charity worker who supported refugees. Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke ...