In the East Midlands eight of the region’s ten councils have opted for the maximum rise, while nine out of 10 have hit this threshold in eastern England. Meanwhile, only two councils in the North East ...

Drivers have been warned to expect disruption as the M4 is set to close for a full weekend near Wiltshire. The motorway will shut in both directions between junction 18 at Bath and junction 19 at ...

UK inflation jumped to its highest level for 10 months in January, according to new official figures. Plane fares, rising food costs and a sharp jump in private school fees all helped push inflation ...

The National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre said prostate, kidney and colon cancers were the worst affected with variations in care.

Russia and the US agreed on Tuesday to start working towards ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and ...

More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials said on ...

A Wiltshire school has hit record numbers for its Duke of Edinburgh programme. Royal Wootton Bassett Academy has seen a busy year with students hiking, voyaging, and traipsing through woods and hills ...

A collapsing drain that has not been fixed for two years keeps breaking a footpath through a Swindon housing estate.

Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday formally charged former president Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, in a plot that included a plan to ...

Here is a list of the latest proposed and confirmed council tax rises for 2025/26 by top-tier local authorities in England. The list has been compiled by the PA news agency and is a snapshot of the ...