Half of secondary pupils have avoided school in the past year because of anxiety, a poll has found..

Shoppers increasingly turned to “alternative” ways to pay in 2024, such as buy now pay later methods, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)..

The UK’s economy contracted for the second month running in October, defying expectations for a rebound as car manufacturing only made a slight recovery from the Jaguar Land Recovery cyber attack.

A £20,000 reward is being offered to help find the killer of a grandmother found dead in her home..

Three men have been jailed for life after an an innocent grandfather was shot through his living room window in a murder which was caught on a doorbell camera..

A city council says it is “deeply saddened” by the theft of more than 600 artefacts from its museum collection..

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year and has jumped by 55% in a week, NHS figures show..

Liverpool is the most generous city in the UK this year, according to figures from a fundraising platform..

At least 18 million people could be offered extra help with their investments and pensions over the next decade with the “game changing” introduction of targeted support, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said..

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro..

Social media platforms must do more to stop explicit images of children being shared online, a police chief has said..

The Health Secretary has warned that a resident doctors’ strike over Christmas would have a “much different degree of risk” than previous walkouts, adding that he “cannot think of a single other trade union in this country that would behave this way”..

English actor Ray Winstone has said he is “very proud to be a Londoner” after receiving the Freedom of the City of London..

Iceland’s national broadcaster RUV has confirmed it will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026..

Bestselling author Sophie Kinsella has died after being diagnosed with a form of aggressive brain cancer..

Sir Keir Starmer said improving prospects for young people is “our generation’s greatest responsibility” as the Government launches its 10-year youth plan..

Contacts to the NSPCC from worried neighbours and community members concerned about child neglect rose by almost a third in a year as the charity warned that young people in danger must not “keep slipping through the cracks”..

Electric flying taxis may become available to London airport passengers from 2028, a UK company has announced..

Train services have been disrupted and ferries cancelled in Scotland as Storm Bram sweeps in with gusts of up to 90mph forecast..

Members of British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan have filed defamation proceedings against Irish national broadcaster RTE..

The biggest police force in the country is turning to facial recognition technology to stamp out the use of illegal e-bikes..

Pre-Budget “jitters” among shoppers dampened a much-needed Black Friday boost for retailers, figures show..

Hollywood star James McAvoy has said he is “delighted” the UK premiere of his directorial debut will close the film festival in his home city next year..

England’s hopes of launching an Ashes comeback in Adelaide have been hit by a series-ending injury to pace bowler Mark Wood..

Balloons containing up to six times the legal limit of carcinogens are available to UK consumers through leading online marketplaces, according to an investigation..

Trains will be given a Union flag-inspired red, white and blue paint job as part of the Government’s rail-nationalisation plans..

Victims of NHS maternity failings received “unacceptable care” leading to “tragic consequences”, the head of a probe into maternity care in England has said..

The Met Office has issued “danger to life” weather warnings for rain and wind in parts of Scotland, Wales, and South West England amid Storm Bram..

European allies have discussed “positive progress” towards using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, Downing Street said, after hosting crisis talks over the country’s future..

Guinness is to open its latest brewery in London later this week after a £73 million investment..

The Queen has met the cast and crew behind the dramatisation of her late friend Dame Jilly Cooper’s bestseller Rivals, expressing sadness that a woman who meant so much to her was not there..

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan triggering a tsunami of up to 40 centimetres in coastal communities in the region, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said..

Mohamed Salah smiled and chatted to team-mates as he attended Liverpool’s first training session since his incendiary outburst at Elland Road on Saturday..

Wicked actress Ariana Grande, Hamnet actor Paul Mescal and Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi are among the nominees for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards..

Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to see more apprentices reach the Cabinet as he set out plans to boost the training schemes..

Crisis talks over the future of Ukraine have begun behind the black door of No 10 Downing Street, after the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in London to meet European allies..