Communities minister Matthew Pennycook rejected suggestions by the Conservatives that councils face a £2.4 billion ‘black hole’.

William was welcomed to The Foyer, a temporary accommodation and support service for young people experiencing homelessness.

The Balmoral Glen Gelder tartan, designed by the Scottish Tartans Authority, uses the specific colours and shades of the King Charles III tartan which the authority presented to t ...

THE town council has completed refurbishment works at a Weston-super-Mare park. Weston Town Council cleaned and repaired equipment at Clarence Park. A council spokesperson said: “We are pleased to say ...

Long A&E waits in England have soared, new figures show, as NHS leaders warned that the service is heading for winter under “more pressure than ever before”. Performance against key targets fell short ...

Authorities are on high alert following the violence in Amsterdam before and after a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

A partially sighted Belfast woman has said she is looking forward to going completely blind so she will no longer have to deal with a rare condition which causes her to experience terrifying ...

Illegal mining remains common in South Africa’s old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any remaining deposits.

Scientists have made an urgent call for research to establish the risks to health and the environment from particles produced by tyres which are the “leading contributor to microplastics”.

The royal family has wished the King a happy 76th birthday, with the Prince and Princess of Wales sharing a photo of the relaxed-looking monarch wearing sunglasses and a garland during a recent royal ...

Strawberry Hill, a farm left to nature decades ago that is now home to rare nightingales and turtledoves, has been bought by ...

The UN Humanitarian Country Team in the Philippines said it was raising 32.9 million dollars (£26m) to help the government provide assistance to about 210,000 people in critical need of aid and ...