A major change in the UK’s weather will start on Thursday, the Met Office said, as heavy rain and strong gusts hit the country.

Slow Horses creator Mick Herron has won the highest accolade for crime writers after coming up with a tale about failing and chaotic spies.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced changes to ‘hopeless’ judicial reviews that he says are holding up infrastructure projects.

Actors Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden are to star in a play about addiction that has been transferred to the West End. Slow Horses actor Lowden, 34, will reprise his role as Luka in the production ...

Half of motorists pulled over on suspicion of drug-driving fail roadside drug tests, an investigation has found, sparking calls for a fresh approach to tackle the “growing epidemic”. Police figures ...

A survey found expectations for the state of the economy over the next three months have worsened to minus 34, down from minus 27 in December.

A dozen new stamps being issued to celebrate the Royal Armouries have been revealed by the Royal Mail. Eight stamps in the main set will show examples of armour made between 1520 and 1686 which were ...

A rising proportion of adults in England both smoke and vape, according to a new study. Researchers said that so-called “dual use” is often a “transitional state” when smokers are trying to quit ...

Researchers said there is an ‘urgent need’ for multi-centre trials to support wider implementation of prehabilitation.

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dail disruptions over opposition speaking time.

Twelve people have been charged after phones were stolen from 13 different Apple stores across London. Apple stores targeted over the space of two-and-a-half weeks include Battersea Power Station and ...

The school has about 2,000 students and is located in a neighbourhood of Nashville about 10 miles south-east of the city ...