The UK has a handful of bank holidays throughout the year but why do two take place in May each year? Here's the history behind them.

The rollout of a new standardised digital system for medical lab test results in Northern Ireland has been hailed as transformational for clinical care. The 18-month implementation of the CoreLIMS ...

Reform UK is “a real threat” to Labour and is being treated as a “serious opposition force” after the party’s successes in local elections, Wes Streeting has said. Labour and the Conservatives are ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen and he hopes it will not. In a preview of an interview with Russian state television, published on ...

UK interest rates are set to be cut to 4.25% as the Bank of England eases costs for borrowers while it digests the impact of US tariffs on the economy. Most economists are expecting rates to be ...

The territory of 2.3 million people is suffering what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis since the war began.

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A vigilant member of staff at a Greater Manchester hotel helped spot a suspected “predator”, the Home Office says.

This 'irreplaceable' BBC Radio 6 Music 'legend' has announced he is leaving after 16 years, saying 'it's with a heavy heart' - see when his ...

Eight men have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations. Five men, including four Iranian nationals, were arrested at locations across England on Saturday on suspicion of ...