The Government’s new reading test for year 8s will sit alongside new “diagnostic” maths and writing tests to help teachers identify gaps in learning, the Education Secretary has said.

A double manhunt is under way for an Algerian convicted sex offender and another prisoner who were wrongly released from HMP Wandsworth. Police are trying to track down Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, who ...

Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 85 people dead with 75 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread ...

The plane crashed as it was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in ...

Kelly Ganfield, 45, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, will march in London on Remembrance Sunday with her guide dog Archie, an ...

The Stormont Executive has the choice to raise its own funds to help alleviate financial pressures, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said. Mr Benn said being in government is about making ...

In its current form, the draft legislation, which applies only to England and Wales, would mean terminally ill adults with six months left to live could apply for assistance to end their lives, with ...

A DRIVER has been arrested in connection with drugs supply across the Dudley area. West Midlands Police Traffic Officers intercepted a Vauxhall Insignia over the weekend. The driver attempted to flee ...

Donald Trump’s man in London reiterated the US president’s demands for the UK to pay pharmaceutical companies more money.

Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole) said the proposed measure would help replace income tax and national insurance sums that would be lost from the Treasury under the increased use of AI in the workplace. The ...

A well known football club has announced a new partnership to create a one-of-a-kind dining experience with its exclusive menu.

Camilla helped TikTok star Spudman serve his signature jacket potatoes at a reception celebrating Meals on Wheels Week.