The MSP bidding to give terminally ill Scots the right to assisted dying has urged fellow parliamentarians to “rise to the challenge” and back his Bill as it faces a final vote at Holyrood. Liam ...

The number of people in England and Wales claiming the main disability benefit has hit a new record high of nearly four million, figures show. Personal independence payments (Pip) are intended to help ...

Former Classic-winning rider Ted Durcan says the “journey isn’t over yet” with Wodhooh, after Gordon Elliott’s winning machine landed her first Grade One and second Cheltenham Festival win last week.

The Insolvency Service figures for England and Wales showed 4,210 debt relief orders were recorded in February.

North Yorkshire Police have launched an appeal after a large amount of meat, valuing £190, was stolen from the BP Jorvik Service Station in Lawrence Street at approximately 12.55pm on Friday (February ...

Author Len Deighton, best known for his spy novels including The Ipcress File, has died at the age of 97. His death was confirmed to the Press Association by his literary agent but no cause of death ...

Wales’ attempt to persuade Tottenham defender Ashley Phillips to switch international allegiance has failed for now with the England Under-21 cap absent from their World Cup play-off squad.

A VAN was stolen from outside a property in North Yorkshire, prompting a police appeal for people to check CCTV or dashcams.

New research released today shows that although the overall support for women’s sport in UK communities is high, there are regions in the UK ...

Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day parade is expected to draw thousands of spectators to the streets of the Irish capital. The spectacle – comprising 12 large floats and more than 3,000 participants – will run ...

The first advised me of a welcome increase in my State Pension but the second was less welcome. My Council Tax is to increase by 5.1% which more than ate up the pension increase. With regards the CYC ...

Tehran’s top security official and the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s Basij militia were both killed, Israel’s military said.