The UK competition watchdog has said it is investigating the proposed takeover of NHS landlord Assura. Last month, rival healthcare property firm PHP (Primary Health Properties) put forward a fourth ...

The Fire Brigade advised people to keep their windows and doors closed during the height of the fire as a result of the smoke produced. The fire was brought under control by around 4am this morning, ...

While the RHS Chelsea Flower Show may have passed, this week we’re celebrating its plant of the Year 2023 – Agapanthus ‘Black Jack’. Also known as the African Lily, it's the perfect plant for an ...

The Public Accounts Committee said the Home Office had not analysed exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020.

Police have arrested almost 2,000 people in a week-long crackdown on county lines drug networks, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said. Forces across the country made 1,965 arrests, shut ...

Pop star Katy Perry and British actor Orlando Bloom have split, several media outlets reported. The pair “have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting” and ...

Sir Keir Starmer said he has a good relationship with US President Donald Trump because they both “care about family”. The Prime Minister told the BBC Radio 4 podcast Political Thinking With Nick ...

EastEnders legend lands new role on rival foreign soap opera 20 years after her 'brutal' exit from the BBC programme.

Bridget Phillipson will decry ‘a national scandal’ when she speaks at a Government regional improvement conference on Friday.

A patient having end-of-life palliative care has undergone a new revolutionary massage therapy to help “suffer a little less” and even let ...

Mourners are to gather to honour Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota at a wake in Portugal on Friday morning, a local parish priest has said. The 28-year-old father of three, who had married his long-term ...

Hampstead Heath Ponds have been named among the best wild swimming spots in the UK by National Geographic. Find out why.