The latest figures were significantly worse than economists had expected, as firms partly blamed caution ahead of the autumn Budget.

The number of people in hospital with flu in England is at a record level for this time of year, in fresh evidence of the scale of this year’s surge in infections. An average of 1,717 flu patients ...

Newly published estimates project the rise in the number of prisoners will reach between 98,000 and 103,6000 by March 2030.

London Liverpool Street has retained its title of the UK’s busiest railway station. The estimated number of entries and exits at Liverpool Street in the year to the end of March was 98.0 million, ...

Towards the end of its life, the talipot palm tree sends up a central plume crowded with millions of small, creamy-white blossoms.

Some 39,965 new pure battery electric cars were registered last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. That was up 3.6% from November 2024, which was the smallest ...

The eight arrests, on suspicion of production of class A and B drugs and conspiracy to supply class A and B, were part of an investigation which began two and a half years ago when police in South ...

The Duke of Sussex channels Alison Hammond as he lip-syncs to a viral clip from The Great British Bake Off with US talk show host Stephen Colbert. Harry joined the comedian for a surprise appearance ...

AVS Group Ltd has been hit with the fine, plus a further £50,000 for failing to respond to information requests.

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, Irish actor Aidan Turner and The Thursday Murder Club star Dame Helen Mirren are to appear in a series of National Theatre (NT) Live cinema shows in 2026. The shows, ...

New Zealand’s conservation agency had received ‘numerous’ reports from the public about the seal before the fugitive turned up at the pub.

Ofgem has increased the allowed investment spend from the initial £24 billion that was provisionally given the go ahead in the summer.