The issue is top of voters’ concerns but there is little support for Sir Keir Starmer’s approach, a poll has suggested.

Some 70% of UK consumers have received a scam message that appeared to come from a trusted source such as a delivery company, bank or government body, according to a survey. More than half of those ...

Thousands more people in England have been referred for liver cancer checks thanks to the expansion of an NHS scheme that sends scanning trucks into the community. The on-the-spot scans offered by the ...

A series of nationwide strikes by bus drivers is being threatened in disputes over pay and conditions. Around 7,500 members of Unite are either striking or balloting to take industrial action in areas ...

A £1.5 million government investment will help build two indoor cricket domes to allow the sport to be played all year round. The domes, in Luton, Bedfordshire and Farington, Lancashire, are intended ...

Party vibes are set to intensify on Monday as revellers flock to the Notting Hill Carnival for its final day. Colourful costumes, dancing and music filled the streets of west London for Europe’s ...

Sightings of great white sharks are on the rise in the waters off the north-east coast of the United States – an area where ...

A corgi named Amigo, sporting a factory-themed costume complete with two tiny chimneys and “Fur Factory” lettering, was named ...

Bus passengers could be banned from playing loud music under proposals to change the law set out by the Tories. Commuters on train journeys could also benefit from tougher enforcement of existing ...

Worcestershire's very own Dodgy treated music fans to a new track Hello Beautiful at the Sunshine Festival in Upton Upon Severn.

A record half a million people have received a dementia diagnosis on the NHS, figures show. NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a formal dementia diagnosis, compared with ...

Japan head coach Lesley McKenzie is confident her side will become everyone’s second team at the Rugby World Cup, despite their opening ...