The devastated son of a woman detained in Iran six months ago is yet to hear from her despite assurances she is still alive.

Since last year’s election, Reform has lost two MPs from among its ranks but gained Runcorn and Helsby in a by-election.

Border Force vessels have been sent as part of the response to multiple boats on Thursday morning, according to HM coastguard.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the individuals were arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of blackmail, money laundering and other offences.

A “disgusting” 1970s multi-storey car park blighted by vandalism is set for a £750,000 makeover. The work is being earmarked ...

Energy Secretary Gillian Martin was speaking after a plan to divide the UK into regional pricing zones was rejected.

The number of people waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment has risen for the second month in a row.

Maidstone Magistrates Court in Palace Avenue, Maidstone, has been shut since the end of last Friday (July 4). An HM Courts & Tribunals spokesperson said all hearings had since been reallocated to ...

The French president and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also agreed a ‘new deterrent’ was needed to stop small boats crossing the English Channel.

The coastguard is responding to “multiple incidents” off the Kent coast this morning. Teams, including Border Force vessels, are currently in the English Channel. French authorities are also using ...

Former EastEnders actor and prolific theatre star Frank Barrie has died at the age of 88, his agent has confirmed. According to a statement from his agency Scott Marshall Partners, Barrie died ...

A yellow heat health alert has been extended to all regions in England, with temperatures set to reach 31C on Thursday and expected to climb as the third heatwave of the summer hits the UK.