Jack Ward started the challenge on February 26 at John O’Groats, Scotland, and aims to finish on March 29 at Land’s End, ...

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the Liberal Party elected him as ...

The move comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory of more than two million people.

A Labour MP has warned ministers against “draconian cuts” ahead of expected changes to the welfare system. Rachael Maskell suggested she had detected “deep, deep concern” from colleagues in the ...

A 29-year-old man has been charged after climbing onto the clock tower of Big Ben, Metropolitan Police said. Daniel Day, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with ...

Shops, restaurants and pubs across England are facing an extra £1 billion in taxes when a discount is cut next month, adding to a “tsunami” of rising costs hurtling toward the sector, according to new ...

A former Conservative minister has been confirmed as the first head of a new Government body designed to being new technologies to market faster. Lord David Willetts has been confirmed as the first ...

Days lost because of health conditions such as stress, depression and anxiety have increased by a third since 2010, a study suggests.

Welsh actor Michael Sheen became emotional as he said the people in his local community were “hurting” in a new documentary where he writes off £1 million of consumer debt with his own money.

The National Pharmacy Association said pharmacies frequently have to turn away distressed, frustrated and sometimes angry patients.

Scattered showers are expected in northern and eastern parts, with temperatures in the North reaching between 6C and 8C.

Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox said there should be ‘a range of discounts available’, as opposed to an automatic one-third reduction for ...