Fewer driving tests are being taken despite the backlog being at a record high, new figures show.

Heathrow airport’s passenger numbers declined by 7.5% year-on-year in March. The airport said 6.2 million people used its four terminals last month, compared with 6.7 million in March 2024.

The figures are good news for Labour, which has made growing the economy its key priority since winning the election last year.

The Government has announced a £450 million “surge” of military support to Ukraine, as the UK and Germany host a meeting of 50 nations. Defence Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart, ...

Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and three children, in addition to the pilot, are understood to be the victims of the crash.

Asian shares sank on Friday in early trading after US stocks surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before. The deepening worries over president Donald Trump’s trade war helped pull ...

The Stena Immaculate has begun its journey to the Port of Great Yarmouth, more than a month after it was struck while at anchor in the North Sea by the container ship Solong. The US tanker has been ...

The administration has conceded that it made a mistake in sending him to El Salvador, where he is being held in a notorious prison.

Nearly 25 million people — half of Sudan’s population — face extreme hunger, while people are dying in famine-hit areas.

The Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group helped nearly 4,000 toads, frogs and newts across a half-mile stretch of a road during this ...