Spiralling rents for the UK’s 5.5 million private tenants continued to outstrip broader price rises in the economy last year.

More drivers and businesses in England no longer need planning permission to install electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, the Department for Transport has announced. The reduction in red tape applies ...

Motorcyclist deaths in Britain increased by 9% last year, Department for Transport (DfT) figures show. Some 343 riders lost their lives in crashes in 2024, up from 315 during the previous 12 months.

The region is the first in England to move into drought status – despite recent rain – following one of the driest springs on record.

Roy Barclay, 56, denies killing Anita Rose, 57, while she was out walking her dog near her home in Suffolk last July.

A NORTHWICH man was sentenced for drug dealing after a stop-and-search of an off-road biker. Simon Jones, of Danefield Road, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, May 28. On Monday, April ...

Marina Island saw hundreds enjoy ‘thrill, and definitely spills’ at the second annual Winsford Water Festival, on Saturday, May 24.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) released a list of 518 employers and businesses that underpaid workers over several years.

Sir Keir Starmer said he does not need “lessons” from Nigel Farage on what life is like for working people as he took aim at the Reform UK leader and dodged questions about the two-child benefit cap.

The Prime Minister suggested Reform UK is creating a ‘toxic divide’ with a campaign video it produced ahead of a Holyrood by-election.

Ireland’s deputy premier has called for calm dialogue on trade after a US court blocked Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs.

A 17-stone tiger who was sedated so vets could carry out a delicate operation to remove an ingrown toenail is “getting back to her playful self”, wildlife park staff have said. Tschuna, a rare Amur ...