Analysis identified an £8 billion funding gap in local government finances by 2029 if current cost and demand trends continued.

Micheal Martin and Simon Harris were speaking after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin suggested talks to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A doll’s house which inspired the stories of children’s author Beatrix Potter is going back on display after 300 hours of conservation work.

Maria Aguillon and Santiago Muriel discovered they had earned the University of Bristol’s Think Big scholarship just days after they tied the knot ...

A pair of Barry Humphries’ Dame Edna Everage glasses have sold at auction for more than 25 times their pre-sale high estimate. The yellow-lacquered Possum spectacles fetched £37,800, including buyer’s ...

Luke Littler admits referee Kirk Bevins did him no favours when he tried to quell the Glasgow crowd as he battled to a 6-5 win over Luke Humphries on night two of the 2025 betMGM Premier League.

Conservationists are making a Valentine’s Day plea to protect African penguins that can mate for life. The birds, which are Africa’s only native penguin species, are on track to go extinct in the wild ...

Despite several Republicans expressing deep scepticism about his views on vaccines, he is expected to win confirmation as ...

Parts of the UK could see snow this weekend as the country’s cold snap looks set to continue, the Met Office said. The gloomy and cold weather will linger over the weekend and throughout the start of ...

Port Vale closed to within a point of second-placed Notts County after beating their promotion rivals 1-0 thanks to a late winner from substitute Ronan Curtis. Curtis slotted home the winning goal ...

The Blues were two points behind leaders Liverpool on December 22 but have collected only nine points from eight games since.

Henry Reese is co-founder of City of Asylum Pittsburgh, part of a network providing refuge for persecuted writers that Sir Salman inspired.