Ladybirds are being seen in “very high numbers” this year because of the warm weather, an expert has said, after a swarm of the insects disrupted play at the cricket. The influx of the creatures at ...

Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the party.

A court heard the teenager accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, 15, at school had made gestures towards him that morning indicating he had a knife.

Football fans who try to enter stadiums without tickets are set to face fines and match bans in time for the Euro 2028 tournament, MPs have heard.

Two elderly residents have died after a stolen BMW which was being pursued by police crashed into a care home, a force has said. Highcliffe Care Home in Witherwack, Sunderland, had to be evacuated ...

An ex-MP and aide of former prime minister Rishi Sunak has appeared in court accused of cheating by gambling on the date of the 2024 general election. Craig Williams, 40, who was Tory MP for ...

Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the Labour Party.

Wimbledon has told spectators to take time out of the sun after multiple tennis fans required medical assistance on Centre Court amid sweltering conditions. Temperatures are forecast to reach 32C on ...

German tourist Carolina Wilga has been found alive in Australia’s Outback, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered. The last-known sighting of the 26-year-old ...

A warning over an “extreme” risk of wildfires is in place for much of Scotland as the latest summer heatwave begins to hit the country. Health authorities and emergency services have urged Scots to ...

The National Trust is planning to cut around 550 jobs as part of efforts to slash its wage bill after grappling with cost pressures including increased national insurance contributions. The ...

A Russian drone barrage has targeted the centre of Kharkiv, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city. Mothers with newborns were being evacuated to a ...