Dame Jilly Cooper suffered a fatal head injury during a fall at her Gloucestershire home, an inquest has heard. The writer – known for her “bonkbusters” including Riders, Rivals and Polo – was found ...

Catherine Connolly has become the 10th President of Ireland following an inauguration ceremony at Dublin Castle. Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Simon Harris were among those attending the ...

A horrified couple 'went hungry' on a £3,000 P&O cruise after being the 'worst cruise food ever' - including 'soggy crisps' for breakfast. Content creators Michael Sadler and David Venus booked a ...

There were 8.3 million people overall on universal credit in October, a rise from 7.2 million at the same point last year.

WELSH COUNCILS have warned plugging a £436m budget gap for next year would require an average council tax increase of 22 or the loss of ...

Less than two thirds of Scots are satisfied with local health services, a poll has shown. The Scottish Household Survey received responses from more than 10,400 people across the country on a number ...

Police want to speak to a couple in connection with a racially aggravated assault at Bond Street Tube station in central London.

A historic bank building in Hawarden may soon be turned into a home if plans are approved. The former HSBC building on the corner of Glynne Way and Rectory Lane is the subject of a planning ...

Asylum seekers can continue to be housed in the Bell Hotel in Essex after Epping Forest District Council failed to secure a High Court injunction that would block them from living there. The council ...

Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie has told staff the corporation has to “stand up for our journalism”, insisting it will control its own narrative which “will not just be given by our enemies”.