Almost 290,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved in 2024-25, according to House of Commons library analysis. The figures showed 55.5% of investigations in England and Wales failed to identify a suspect, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

South Africa head coach Swys de Bruin insisted his side must improve if they are to progress at the Rugby World Cup, despite a comprehensive ...

Brazil are determined to show their attacking flair at the Rugby World Cup, despite a difficult 66-6 defeat on debut against South Africa.

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

A man who died after suffering serious head injuries in a “workplace accident” at a funfair has been named by police. Emergency services rushed to the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay in ...

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I didn’t think a picnic could turn into a dancefloor but that’s exactly what happened to me in Park this bank holiday.

Don’t doubt Megan Jones ’s passion for the Red Roses cause at this Rugby World Cup. Perhaps the least committed thing the Cardiff-born, Welsh-speaking Jones does on a rugby field is sing the national ...