Police forces need to make decisions locally on how many officers to have, a minister has said after some warned of funding pressures. Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said she was “not pretending ...

Leading racehorse owner John Hales has died at the age of 85. Hales, who made his money through the Golden Bear Toys company he co-founded in 1979, which went on to produce products from major ...

Chelsea agreed a world-record deal to sign USA defender Naomi Girma for around £900,000 and also signed Keira Walsh from Barcelona on deadline day.

Efforts are continuing to free a whale which has become entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty and contacted British Divers ...

Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, 32, vanished on January 7 in Aberdeen and were last seen near the River Dee at 2am.

Former world champion Michael Smith has revealed he is suffering from arthritis in his right hand and is set to see a specialist. Smith’s form has dropped off rapidly since winning the world title in ...

Jacob Fearnley delivered an impressive Davis Cup debut as he levelled Great Britain’s tie with Japan after the opening day. With Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie not involved in the first qualification ...

Hamas militants kidnapped 31 Thai nationals during the assault on southern Israel, making them the largest group of foreigners held captive.

Dejan Kulusevski has backed Micky van de Ven to bring much-needed energy to Tottenham after he produced an assured display on his comeback in a 3-0 win over Elfsborg.

A UK supermarket is trialling the sale of grapes labelled with their flavour or texture as it aims to better understand what customers prefer. Tesco said that many may think of grapes in terms of red, ...

They were among 60 travellers and four crew members on board the commercial flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.

House price growth softened at the start of 2025, according to an index. The annual rate of house price growth slowed to 4.1% in January, from 4.7% in December, Nationwide Building Society said.