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MPs have been urged to “grasp” an opportunity to legalise assisted dying and offer “choice and dignity” to the terminally ill ahead of a vote on a proposed new law..

Autumn is more likely to be wetter than average, bringing an increased risk of flooding, the Met Office said, as El Nino is already at near-record levels..

The UK economy unexpectedly grew by 0.4% in July following a boost from the services industry and businesses increasing the use of AI, official figures show..

Terror “still knocks at the door of democracy”, Andy Burnham has warned as he expressed the nation’s unity with the US on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that shocked the world..

Failing to speed up improvements to Britain’s ageing power grid to cope with increased renewables could cost consumers billions of pounds by 2030, the official spending watchdog has warned..

Four people have been taken to hospital after reports of a stabbing in south-east London, emergency services said..

Police officers and Army veterans came together to pay their respects to a former colleague and comrade who was killed on duty in a horrific crash on the A66..

RNLI volunteers and staff have been warned not to wear the charity’s branding because of the “unacceptable abuse” they have faced from anti-migrant protesters..

Holidaymakers across England face a new tax on overnight stays under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their regions..

Pharmacists will be able to treat people with migraines, acne, more types of ear infection and other conditions as the NHS “pharmacy first” scheme is expanded..

Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday..

Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, with schedules set to return to normal later..

The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be unveiled to the public today at the British Museum..

August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said..

National security “can’t come at the expense of social security”, the Prime Minister has insisted, as he criticised Tory plans to fund defence..

The Transport Secretary has told MPs she did not believe the air traffic control problems that have caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers were “unavoidable”..

Reform UK is under criminal investigation after allegations the party breached donation rules on foreign funding..

Hundreds of police officers lined the street at the funeral of a colleague who was killed in a collision on the A66..