Proposals to reduce speed limits for cars from 60 to 50 mph on single carriageways have been rejected as a “lazy answer to improving road safety”.

Two more Scottish local authorities have confirmed above-inflation increases in council tax next year, as council leaders ...

A total of 30 authorities which are unable to balance their books have been granted financial flexibilities to protect local ...

15-year-old Kaden Askew died suddenly on Tuesday, February 11 after becoming unwell at his home. A heartbroken mum from Wick ...

People living in 30 properties in the Surrey village of Godstone have been evacuated from their homes after a huge sinkhole ...

Gunner Jaysley Beck took her own life at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, in December 2021, after failings by the Army, a coroner ...

People evacuated from 30 properties near the sinkhole in the village of Godstone say they still do not know when they will be ...

It comes after a council tax freeze ended in Scotland and some local authorities have already voted to increase bills by 10%.

Community says its proposal will ensure the continued operation of two blast furnaces while two new electric furnaces are ...

The body of a UK-linked Hamas hostage is among those believed to have been returned to Israel, a lawyer representing British ...

Gales of up to 70mph are set to batter the Highlands this weekend, the Met Office has warned. It has issued a yellow weather ...

Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford will stand in for Rachel Riley on Channel 4’s Countdown while she takes a short break to work ...