A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife who was stabbed as she pushed their baby in a pram on the street. Kulsuma Akter, 27, died after being stabbed several times in Bradford city ...

Removing Japanese knotweed and other species is a priority in National Trust for Scotland’s new Plan for Nature.

Political activist Tommy Robinson was bailed after denying harassing two journalists through his social media accounts. Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, pleaded not guilty to ...

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 47.9 last month, improving from 46.6 in April.

A stray cat has given the final gift of safety to her kittens before she was killed on a road. Four kittens are now being cared for by an animal charity in Cornwall after she saved three of them – ...

Outsourcing firm Mitie has agreed a takeover of Lord Ashcroft-founded specialist services firm Marlowe in a deal worth around £366 million. Under the terms of the cash-and-shares deal, Mitie will pay ...

The UK’s new car market returned to growth in May with a 1.6% increase in registrations, figures show. Industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 150,070 new cars were ...

Nato defence ministers are set to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a US push to ramp ...

The figures come as the Government announced plans to expand free lunches to all pupils in families that claim universal credit from September 2026.

A headteacher at a secondary school which faced backlash over plans to ban skirts says he has paused the move to allow for more feedback. Honywood School, in Westfield Drive, Coggeshall, announced ...

Jamie Overton has returned to England’s Test squad for the first time in three years for the series opener against India as Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse also return.

POLICE patrols in Benfleet have resulted in a man being charged with driving and drug offences. Neighbourhood Policing Team officers were carrying out "proactive patrols" in the Kiln Road Area on ...