It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister has welcomed an announcement by the UK Government that it intends to lower the voting age to 16. Ministers are to bring forward a Bill before 2029 which will include ...

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include Pretty Little Baby, has died at the age of 87. Her death was announced on Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron ...

SSE’s hydro generation dropped by about 40 in the three months to June, compared with the same period a year ago.

The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

The Old Bailey, which houses 18 courtrooms, has been affected by floods in the past, as well as plumbing issues dubbed ‘the Great Stink’.

A man who was jailed on the basis of a corrupt police officer’s evidence has had his name cleared posthumously at the Court of Appeal. Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, had his convictions for theft ...

The world’s largest crane has lifted a 245-tonne dome into place on top of the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK for 30 years. The crane, nicknamed Big Carl, lifted the 14-metre tall ...

Here is a full list of the proportion of people waiting more than a year to start hospital treatment in the most and least deprived areas of each region and NHS trust in England. It is the first time ...

Thunderstorms and heavy downpours are set to hit the UK amid a spell of humid weather. Yellow warnings for storms have been issued across much of England on Friday and into the weekend, with the risk ...

It is understood M&S expects to restart its outstanding operations – online beauty and click and collect sales – in the coming weeks.

Alfie Coleman was arrested by counter terrorism police in a Morrisons car park, moments after picking up a Makarov pistol and ammunition.