Recent rain has stabilised the situation and no hose pipe bans are currently planned but the spectre of drought remains.

There were around 11,000 fewer pupils in independent schools in January compared with the same point last year, Government figures show.

New Zealand legislators have voted to enact record suspensions from parliament for three politicians who performed a Maori haka to protest over a proposed law. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke received a ...

Investigators looking in to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are to conclude their latest searches after three days scouring scrubland and abandoned structures, it is understood. Officers could ...

A MOTORIST was taken to hospital after a crash involving two cars this morning on the Rainford bypass. Emergency services attended the scene shortly before 7.30am this morning (Thursday, June 5). The ...

China’s proposed “super embassy poses a super risk”, the Tories have claimed as they warned the project risks compromising communications infrastructure serving the City of London. More than a ...

The King was entertained by the singers who performed at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s 2018 wedding as he toured a festival. Charles heard the Kingdom Choir when he arrived at South by SouthWest ...

Health experts have sounded the alarm over a potential rise in measles as families take their summer breaks across Europe. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that cases in Europe had reached ...

Political activist Tommy Robinson has opted for a jury trial after denying harassing two journalists through his social media accounts. Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, pleaded ...

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