Across the UK, 29,356 new homes were registered to be built in the first quarter of this year, which was a 36% increase on the same quarter in 2024 and 17% more than in the fourth quarter of 2024, the ...

Concerns over children’s safety and supervision have led to “weak” inspection ratings for a nursery in Alexandria. Balloch Early Learning and Childcare Centre (ELCC) was the subject of an unannounced ...

No wire service reporters, who supply reports to news outlets around the world, were on the plane to the Middle East with President Trump.

Three Belgian soldiers have been injured in a training exercise in Scotland, Belgium’s prime minister said. Belgium’s defence ministry told the BBC that two of the soldiers were in a stable condition, ...

Australia’s cabinet was sworn into office on Tuesday after the centre-left Labor Party was re-elected in a landslide. With vote counting continuing, Labor expects to hold between 92 and 95 seats in ...

Baroness Jenny Chapman will say the UK will focus on partnering with developing countries rather than providing money.

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will be honoured at Windsor Castle. The 23-year-old was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) after winning gold in the 800m at the Paris Olympics ...

Fighters with the so-called Islamic State (IS) group who returned to the UK after killings, terror attacks and persecution of minorities in Iraq and Syria must face justice, a committee of MPs and ...

In the Commons, Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement has also drawn attacks from across the political spectrum. Labour backbenchers criticised the language Sir Keir used to announce the plans, particularly ...

Seventeen workplace pension providers are signing up to a voluntary initiative with the aim of boosting savers’ investments and UK growth. The Mansion House Accord aims to help defined contribution ...

Within six months, the drug reduced the risk of cardiovascular death by 50 and cut the risk of needing urgent treatment due to heart failure.

They have placed their hopes for Tuesday’s semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, on 21-year-old singer Claude Kiambe.