A former police officer who ran a paddleboarding company has been jailed for 10 years and six months after four people drowned during an excursion on a river in south-west Wales..

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul, Turkeys emergency management agency said..

The Prince and Princess of Wales have celebrated Prince Louiss seventh birthday by posting a new photograph of their youngest son..

The UK Government borrowed more than expected for the latest financial year, according to new official figures..

There are not enough NHS staff to ensure safe care for maternity patients or those recovering from injury or illness, according to a poll..

Vehicle breakdowns caused by potholes increased by nearly a fifth in 12 months, new figures indicate..

Talks aimed at ending the long-running Birmingham bin strike will resume on Wednesday..

Sir Keir Starmer said a woman is an adult female as he appeared to U-turn on his previous stance on trans rights following the Supreme Courts judgment on the issue..

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is incredibly humbling to see the work being done by allied nations to train Ukrainian troops..

Sir Keir Starmer will be among world leaders and dignitaries to attend the funeral of Pope Francis this weekend..

Kemi Badenoch has admitted that Mays local elections are going to be very difficult for the Conservatives..

King Charles has met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ahead of visits today..

Pope Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and irrepressible hope as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders..

Pope Francis has died, a senior Vatican official has said..

Prison officers are calling on the Justice Secretary to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UKs most dangerous jails..

Teachers will be given permanent contracts after one year, under new measures announced by the education minister..

Gatwick has retained its position as the UKs worst airport for flight delays, as it continues to suffer from air traffic control (ATC) disruption..

They met briefly on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administrations migrant deportation plans..

Arsenal denied Liverpool the opportunity to be crowned Premier League champions on Easter Sunday with a 4-0 victory against 10-man Ipswich at Portman Road..

The Met Office says most of the country have seen some warm spells of sunshine on Easter Sunday, although a scattering of showers was likely across southern England and south Wales..

Mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, Walsall, died in hospital after she was hit at 10.25am on Friday April 11.

Dame Rachel de Souza said parenting must not be outsourced to professionals, adding if we are serious about protecting our children, we have to look at our own behaviour..

Pope Francis made a brief appearance to bless the thousands of people in St Peters Square, drawing cheers and applause from the crowd as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia..

Scotlands NHS boards have paid almost £227 million in compensation in the past five years, new figures suggest..

The number of modern languages teachers in Scotland has fallen by more than a fifth since 2008, figures have shown..

Free breakfast clubs are set to launch at 750 schools across England next week as teachers expressed concerns that Government funding behind the flagship scheme will fall short of the cost..

Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London days after a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman..

Chimps at a safari park have taken part in an Easter egg hunt as part of a project educating children about animal care..

British researchers have found the strongest evidence yet of alien life beyond our planet..

The King has hailed love as an important virtue across religions and one that the world still needs in a personal Easter message..

Arsenal came of age in Europe by dominating Real Madrid over two legs while Inter Milan also booked their place in the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Bayern Munich..

The Government has set out plans to divert up to two million patients from NHS waiting lists by the end of next year..

Cocoa yields will be destroyed by 2030 without financial support and fairer markets, Ivory Coast farmers have warned..

Councils and charities have joined forces to call on the Government to stabilise a childrens social care system at breaking point, and bolster protections in progressively challenging circumstances..

A colossal squid has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time, 100 years after the species was discovered..

More than 700 migrants crossed the English Channel on Tuesday in the highest number of arrivals on a single day so far this year..