Northern Ireland’s First Minister has welcomed an announcement by the UK Government that it intends to lower the voting age to 16. Ministers are to bring forward a Bill before 2029 which will include ...

It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

Pace Padel will be opening its doors in Taverham in November after getting planning approval last month. The courts, three indoor and one outdoor, will be built at Taverham Recreational Facilities ...

The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

It is understood M&S expects to restart its outstanding operations – online beauty and click and collect sales – in the coming weeks.

Vessels taking part in the Tall Ships Races 2025 have begun arriving in Aberdeen ahead of a four-day festival. The race began in Le Havre in France in early July and the ships sailed round the coast ...

Two people have been killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, according to church officials. Several other people, including the parish priest, were injured.

The next general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise our democracy”. Labour’s manifesto committed the party to ...

A statement from organisers said: "The Dereham Blues Festival 2025 was a massive success, bringing huge crowds of people to Dereham from all over the country and beyond and given the current economic ...

The A148 in King's Lynn, also known as Nar Ouse Way, will be shut for 12 nights for roundabout resurfacing works.

A person has been taken to the hospital after a car overturned during a crash in Gorleston. The incident happened at about 1.40pm on Wednesday in Marine Parade when two vehicles were involved in a ...

Lucy Powell, who represents Manchester, also urged the Tories to Stop Crying Their Heart Out over their defeat last July.