There were 64,680 house sales in April – 64 lower than the 177,440 reported in March, according to estimates from HMRC.

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault. The 49-year-old appeared in the dock at Southwark Crown Court on Friday flanked by two officers, where he ...

HMS Lancaster had stalked the drug-runner’s boat for more than 24 hours after illegal operations were spotted by the warship’s drones.

Ashirie Smith was given a minimum of 17 and a half years for the ‘serious, sustained’ attack on Mahir Abdulrahman at HMP Fosse Way.

Oscar Piastri has claimed his relationship with Lando Norris will not spiral out of control as the McLaren drivers duel to become champion of the world. Following his much-needed victory last time out ...

Schools and the NHS are “not over that hurdle” of unsafe concrete, a minister has said. Catherine McKinnell also said ministers cannot “fix everything overnight” when asked how much of the maintenance ...

Luke Humphries says a pep talk from Phil Taylor inspired him to become the Premier League champion. The world number one completed darts’ ‘triple crown’ as he beat rival Luke Littler in the final at ...

Going ahead with welfare reforms will drive more people into homelessness, a number of major charities have warned the Government. Shelter and Crisis are among the signatories to a letter to the Work ...

Four billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025, scientists have said.

The son of Speightstown, who Ward retains an interest in, will sport the colours of Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing operation at the Royal meeting and also has US baseball star Jayson Werth among his ...

The new play area has new equipment including a nautical-themed climb and slide area, an animal spring rider, sensory items and swings.

A rate-setter at the Bank of England has said he remains “pretty concerned” about the economic outlook as he renewed calls to reduce interest rates further.