A woman found stabbed after a gas explosion at her home has been named as a charity worker who supported refugees. Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke ...

An opponent of the assisted dying Bill has claimed such a service “could become the trojan horse that breaks the NHS” after Health Secretary Wes Streeting was questioned about the availability of ...

The largest review of the water sector since privatisation has come under criticism for not going far enough to ensure systemic change.

A Labour MP has proposed a new law, so unmarried mothers whose partners die during their pregnancy can name both parents on a child’s birth certificate. Jen Craft said her Registration of Births ...

Six weeks after Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power outage, authorities in Madrid have issued an official report saying the cascading blackout that left tens of millions disconnected in ...

The Justice Secretary asked police to launch a review after a newspaper reported a transgender killer had their record ‘wiped’.

Ministers also said up to £544 million in ‘clean energy bonus’ funding would back wind developers prioritising investment in ...

Marie Anderson said she has delegated authority in her office’s chief executive and senior staff to ensure work can continue.

A Barrow rugby club has been hit by a burglary for the third time in a year. Hindpool Tigers Rugby Club on Blake Street was burgled between 8pm on May 25 and 10am on May 26. Police are investigating ...

Temperatures are set to rise across Cumbria this week as a heatwave hits the UK, according to the Met Office. Warm air boosted by weather conditions in Europe will see heatwave conditions in many ...

Jazwell Brown, 49, fatally stabbed Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire on December 25 last year.

Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome, the Vatican has announced. Leo will head to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, from July 6-20 “for ...