Rachel Reeves announced the Transpennine Route Upgrade was secured in her first Budget as Chancellor last week.

A former police officer who was poisoned by Novichok held back tears as he gave evidence to the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry about how the incident had affected him mentally and physically. Nick Bailey was ...

Isac Calderon, 23, fled the UK after the head-on smash in Herefordshire and was extradited from Texas last month.

The applause after Wigan’s second goal was Brunton Park at its best, recognising a team that had left nothing out there. The challenge for the squad now is to repeat that level of performance and grit ...

Carlisle teenager Oscar Pietruszka starred in a record-breaking week for pickleball at the 2024 Skechers English Nationals in Bolton.

Two activists from Extinction Rebellion have attached themselves to the outside of the Scottish Parliament building in protest against proposals for a new gas-fired power station. They used bicycle ...

As the president-elect prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the US.

A lucky gaming fan has won a life-changing £100,000 house deposit in an unprecedented Call of Duty-inspired giveaway.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Christmas bonus will be paid to those receiving certain benefits this December. It's a one-off tax-free £10, and was established by the Pensioners and Family ...

It's good news for mortgages but less so for savers as UK borrowing costs have been cut for the second time this year.

Londoners were stopped in their tracks as the Sugababes burst out of a billboard for a surprise live performance at King’s Cross yesterday.

A student has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after he killed a young man in a hit-and-run while driving at more than twice the speed limit. Ralph Fairhurst, 26, ploughed into Kyle Middlemass, ...