The National Trust says 2024 was good for trees, heather and seals but bad for bees, butterflies, bats and natterjack toads.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife is said to have instructed a former aide to organise protests against political opponents.

The UK does not “make as much use of open prisons” as it could, a former Conservative justice minister has suggested. David Gauke, who is leading the Government’s sentencing review, also told the ...

The Eagle S is flagged in the Cook Islands but was described by Finnish customs officials as a suspected part of Russia’s ...

The National Trust’s review of the year’s wildlife and weather sees past drought give way to wet, mild conditions in 2024.

More people with lung cancer symptoms in the UK should be able to self-refer for tests rather than wait for their GP to request them, experts have suggested. It should be “easier” for those with ...

Stormontgate in 2002 led to the suspension of devolution and the reintroduction of direct rule in Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) should have done more to offer protection to murdered solicitor Rosemary Nelson, a top official accepted “in hindsight”, according to newly released documents. Mrs ...

New research has found that 32 of men are planning to forego booze next month amid concerns for their fitness, mental health and finances.

NHS Blood and Transplant said the organs were provided by 11 donors after death and included a heart, lungs, kidneys, livers, pancreas and bowel.

On average, non-pensioners in the bottom half of the income distribution will see their real living standards rise very slightly – by 0.2%, the equivalent of £28, between 2024-25 and 2025-26 – while ...