Whiston's retirement comes just after the announcement of the first-ever crossover between the ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

The US agriculture secretary said the US is ‘100 confident’ that its wood chips meet the UK’s sustainability requirements.

A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.

The Justice Secretary has announced more emergency measures to curb prison overcrowding as she warned jails are on track to be down to “zero capacity” by November. Shabana Mahmood unveiled changes to ...

Yesterday we learnt that unemployment is up 10% since the election.” After PMQs had ended, Mr Richards said in reference to Mrs Badenoch’s statement: “That figure is completely and utterly incorrect.” ...

The driest spring so far in more than a century is continuing, the Met Office said, as some farmers hope for “substantial” rain amid drought concerns. So far this spring, 80.6mm of rain has been ...

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition of the current scheme as “very restrictive”. He said he regrets that those who were bereaved in the Troubles are ...

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

Here is everything you need to know about the spending status of commemorative and bullion coins from the Royal Mint.

More than 12 million Monzo customers will be able to cancel bank transfers made in error - how the 'Undo Payments' feature works ...

The oldest working theatre in the UK, where William Shakespeare is thought to have performed, has exposed an area of historic timber floor “larger than a tennis court” in a heritage project. Tim ...