Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede said talks with the families impacted by the 1989 disaster ‘have been going positively’.

Last Thursday 15 staff members from Balfour Beatty settled down for the night at Dunfermline Learning Campus with only a sleeping bag. While the torrential rain made it an uncomfortable night, and ...

Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has rejected a claim that there was an “air of unreality” at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Sir Michael McBride said he “failed to understand” the ...

Most of those tricked into handing over money were aged between 60 and 90, with the biggest individual loss at £250,000.

Sir Keir Starmer told Indian counterpart Narendra Modi the signing of a trade deal was a “historic day” for the two countries. At the Prime Minister’s country residence Chequers, Sir Keir said the ...

The latest crime figures for England and Wales show police-recorded offences of shoplifting and theft from the person remain at record highs, while homicides are at their lowest level for more than a ...

Israel says it has received Hamas’s latest ceasefire proposal, with an official calling it “workable”, although no details were confirmed. An Israeli source familiar with ceasefire talks said Israel ...

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched a new political party. The Independent MP for Islington North said in a statement that the “system is rigged” as he called for “mass redistribution of ...

Centrica chief executive Chris O’Shea claimed that regulator Ofgem was not enforcing recent financial resilience rules.

The teenager is on trial at Sheffield Crown Court accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, 15, at a secondary school in the city.

A man has appeared in court to deny murdering a missing woman whose body was found in woodland after a major search operation. Reanne Coulson, 34, was last seen in Coventry in May and concerns were ...

New safety codes coming into effect on Friday also include a demand that algorithms are tamed to block the most harmful material.