Rachel Reeves has doubled down on the need to reform the welfare system, insisting the Government must “get a grip” on it amid concerns from Labour MPs about the impact of expected cuts to the budget.

Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, by wearing bright powder, dancing and feasting on traditional sweets. The raucous spring festival sees Hindus take ...

Representatives of China, Russia and Iran have called for an end to US sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme and urged new multinational talks on the issue. The talks are the ...

Britain’s economy shrank in January amid a sharp fall in the manufacturing sector, in a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves before her spring statement, official figures have shown. The Office for ...

Police have made a “huge mistake”, the lawyer for killer nurse Lucy Letby has claimed, after detectives said hospital staff could now face manslaughter charges.

Earlier this year, more than 700 people who were aged 19 or younger when working at McDonald’s instructed law firm Leigh Day to take legal action.

Early risers were able to witness a partial lunar eclipse – or “blood moon” – before dawn on Friday. A “blood moon” is created when the moon moves into Earth’s shadow, gradually darkening before ...

A town’s markets are in a “very healthy” position with footfall increasing despite traffic problems. A report prepared by Devizes Town Council officers for the commercial committee has revealed the ...

A group of Wiltshire villagers are campaigning to save a green space that was once the joy of one of Britain’s most celebrated war poets.

Wiltshire is set to welcome world record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo on their UK tour. Following a sell-out run in 2024, the artist is bringing their five-star family show to the Pound Arts Centre in ...

A national award-winning plant nursery just outside Bradford on Avon has been put on the market for £2 million.

An estimated 1,808 dogs were stolen across the UK last year – with French bulldogs now the most likely breed to be taken.