Teenage girls in England are significantly less likely to feel safe in school than their male peers since the Covid-19 pandemic, a study has suggested. Secondary school pupils in England have some of ...

Measures introduced last year with the aim of boosting access to NHS dentists appear to have “resulted in worsening the picture”, MPs have said. The Dental Recovery Plan has “comprehensively failed”, ...

London councils that block pubs and clubs from opening later could see their decisions overturned by Sir Sadiq Khan under new powers from the Government. Ministers are attempting to boost the ...

NHS hospitals and buildings are plagued by rats, cockroaches, silverfish and other pests, according to staff. Staff also reported sewage leaks, defective lighting, broken toilets and crumbling ...

The London Vegetable Orchestra is the UK’s only ensemble to use instruments made of hand-crafted local vegetables.

It follows a separate legal claim being filed at the same court on Monday by Stena Bulk Marine Services USA LLC, which owns the Stena Immaculate, and Crowley-Stena Marine Solutions LLC, the maritime ...

A man, a woman and five children escaped unharmed but the teenage girl was pronounced dead at the scene. The fire had been put out by around 12.30am on Thursday and neighbouring properties were ...

Birmingham’s bin strike “must be brought to a close”, a minister has said following a visit to the city where tonnes of rubbish has piled up on the streets. Local government minister Jim McMahon met ...

The strikes came a day after senior government officials said Israel would seize large areas of Gaza and establish a new security corridor.

A car windscreen and a house window have been smashed in an Oxfordshire town, sparking a police appeal. Two people were seen running away from Walterbush Road, in Chipping Norton, after the incident.

The UK could see its warmest day of the year so far, with temperatures higher than European holiday hotspots, after firefighters battled wildfires across the country. Much of the country will be dry ...