Shadow ministers raised research from the Institute of Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism.

People are being asked to share ideas on how active travel routes into, and around, the Yorkshire Dales National Park could be created or improved.

Israel’s foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas’s top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war.

A promotion offering discounted train tickets will be launched early next year, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh announced. The Cabinet minister said passengers will be able to save up to 50% off the ...

A 90-year-old man from County Durham became the oldest person to climb the mast of the Cutty Sark - only to break his hip in a freak stumble hours later. Kelso Yuill of Witton le Wear, near Bishop ...

The number of people dying in or after police custody in England and Wales has been described as “extremely concerning” as figures show more than half had mental health problems. The Independent ...

A man and two women have been remanded in custody over the death of a 23-month-old child in Co Tyrone. Tavia Da Costa is believed to have died on Sunday just weeks before her second birthday.

The Social Security Advisory Committee admonished the Government for not providing an impact assessment of its plan to scrap the universal payment.

Her entertainment career spanned eight decades across film, TV and the stage, but she is best remembered for her turn in 1958 film South Pacific.

New figures for England show 346,217 new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022 – an average of 948 every day – compared to 329,664 in 2021.

One Direction fans who attended a vigil in Argentina to mourn the death of former band member Liam Payne have spoken of their shock and grief. The singer died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor ...

Playing video games may make you smarter but regular exercise does not, scientists have said. Researchers found gamers scored better on memory, attention and reasoning skills compared to those who did ...