Students from the Canterbury campus of the University of Kent have begun to receive the meningitis B vaccine amid an outbreak of the bug which has left two young people dead. About 5,000 students will ...

Two 24-hour strikes next week by London Underground drivers have been called off after progress in talks over hours, but further planned walkouts remain on. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport ...

Jonny Clayton has Luke Humphries in his sights again as he aims to keep his remarkable Premier League run going. The Welshman claimed his second weekly win of the year in Nottingham last week, beating ...

The Duchess of Sussex has launched a 255-dollar (£191.26) gift box containing flowers, tea and honey – with lifestyle brand As Ever. The Garden Tea Bloom Box contains Herbal Peppermint Tea and Sage ...

A Conservative bid to scrap a planned fuel duty increase amid soaring oil prices following the US-Israel attacks on Iran has been defeated in the Commons. Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden ...

Pay for shop workers and staff at online fulfilment centres will increase by 5.1 to £13.28 an hour from March 29.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has urged MSPs elected in May to “exemplify the joy of dispute and debate”, in her last planned speech at Holyrood. The Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP made the shock ...

Scotland could become the second country in the UK to ban greyhound racing in just over 24 hours if MSPs back a Bill to do so. The Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill to be voted on on ...

Supporters of the change have insisted the issue is ‘not going away’ after MSPs voted down the proposed legislation.

Evidence proving Gerry Adams was behind three IRA bombings in England is “extremely limited” and “bordering on non-existent”, the High Court has heard. Edward Craven KC, for Mr Adams, said the job of ...

Defence sources played down the prospect of countries being willing to risk their warships under the current threat of attack from Iran.

Around 170 pubs are at risk of sale or closure as part of a major strategy shift for brewery giants Greene King. The pub firm has assessed their 2,500 pubs, restaurants and hotels and today [March 18] ...