Researchers said some disease-causing variants in DNA are more than 100 times more common in Shetland and Orkney than in other parts of the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer said he wants to “relight the fires of renewal” in areas hit hard by deindustrialisation, as he pledged £22 billion for carbon capture and storage projects. The Prime Minister added ...

Culinary expert Dame Prue Leith has hailed the transformation of train food from British Rail’s “soggy sandwiches” to “fresh, creative and local” menus. Dame Prue, a judge on The Great British Bake ...

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Aryna Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak ended with a semi-final loss to Karolina Muchova at the China Open in Beijing. The US Open champion was bidding for a third straight tournament victory and ...

Erith Town fan Michael Avery is loving life at Thamesmead as the club settles into what promises to be a historic season of eighth-tier football.

Dame Esther had a telephone conversation with Sir Keir earlier this year about ensuring time for a debate on the issue in Parliament.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his first appearance as leader at Friday prayers in about five years, called the missile strike a ...

A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) said: "A HWFRS crew from Hereford Fire Station was called at 11.18am on October 4 to a fire at a shop in High Street, Hereford ...

Senior ministers do not need to follow the Prime Minister’s example and repay post-election freebies and gifts, Sir Keir Starmer has said.