North Korea said on Friday it had test-fired strategic cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear counter-attack capability. The move came days after it vowed to respond to what it called escalating ...

The Government is re-organising local authorities and bringing in new mayoral powers under its devolution plans.

The National Audit Office warned town halls are becoming more focused on frontline services, while preventative measures are getting less cash.

The Commons Education Committee has called for a number of improvements to the ‘rushed’ Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Scots pop legend Lulu will headline this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival in what she has said will be her final year of touring, the organisers have announced. The Glasgow-raised singer first ...

US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa suffered “no external trauma”, preliminary findings from a medical investigation found.

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK guards free speech “preciously” and denied that the Online Safety Act was a form of censorship. The Prime Minister made the comments after an earlier exchange with ...

Apple and Electrical Safety First found the metal during an investigation of counterfeit and lookalike power adapters.

Nurses working in GP surgeries are being “repeatedly failed” when it comes to their pay, a union has said after it emerged that many staff are yet to receive a promised pay rise. The Royal College of ...

HS2 is an example of “how not to run a major project” and the Government “must not waste” its latest opportunity to reset the programme, an influential group of MPs has warned. The Department for ...

Workers put in £31 billion worth of unpaid overtime last year, with teachers and health and care managers working the longest hours for free, research suggests. The TUC urged people to work their ...