Charles joked with Laura Heywood – who founded the Scented Garden, a spa in Chester, after receiving a Prince’s Trust (now called the King’s Trust) grant 30 years ago – saying there were a lot ...

A 97-year-old care resident known for her mischievous streak was “placed under arrest” on her birthday as part of a surprise ...

Badar Khan Suri was arrested by masked, plain-clothed officers on the evening of March 17 outside his apartment complex in Arlington, Virginia.

Jennifer O’Leary denied taking out statements from the Spotlight programme to emphasise the claim against Gerry Adams.

The unemployment rate was just under 4.20% in the three months to the end of June 2024 – the last measurement before the general election. It has since risen to a little over 4.53% in the three months ...

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 ...

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, with measures to establish the state-owned energy company on the verge of ...

Public health officials urge farm visitors to wash hands after petting animals as more cases linked to animal feeding sessions emerge.

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 ...

The majority of reductions are set to come from head office-based teams around the world, led by the UK where there is a ...