The interim principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Dundee and two senior members of its governing body have stepped down following a report into the institution’s financial deterioration.

A Chinese PhD student, who is “one of the most prolific predators” in the UK, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years. Zhenhao Zou, 28, drugged and raped 10 women in London and China.

A 66-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a 69-year-old woman found dead in her flat ...

The UK has broken its record for the warmest day of the year twice on the same day, with the temperature reaching as high as 32.2C. The new high was measured in Kew, west London, after the previous ...

A British man stranded in Israel has criticised the UK Government for not arranging flights to get him home. Zak Wagman, 26, is unable to fly home following the closure of Israel’s airspace amid the ...

Taryn Lombard, headteacher at The Cavendish School in Camden, looks back as the school celebrates its 150th anniversary and forward to its plans ...

UK interest rates have been left on hold as the Bank of England said it was keeping watch on a “highly unpredictable” world amid rising energy prices. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ...

The hottest June temperature recorded in the UK is 35.6C, which was reached in Mayflower Park in Southampton on June 28 1976. The same temperature was also measured in Camden Square in north London on ...

The Irish winner of the EuroMillions jackpot has contacted The National Lottery, a spokeswoman has confirmed. The winning 250 million euro ticket was sold in a retail outlet in Co Cork. It is the 18th ...

Emissions created when fossil fuels are burned will now be taken into account in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling.

South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose to 92.