Ministers insist that forthcoming amendments to flagship planning reforms will protect community input and boost the economy.

The producers of The Assembly, which sees celebrities interviewed by a group of autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people, have said they want to avoid being patronising and “unpleasant” ...

Police have launched an urgent search for two missing schoolgirls across the Oxfordshire border near Bicester.

The female Enoplognatha caricis (E. caricis) has been sighted in the UK for just the fifth time ever - find out where.

Lord Stevens of Birmingham warned that there is ‘no health benefit’ if vape users become hooked on nicotine, when they have not ...

The US president was speaking after efforts in London to broker peace led by Foreign Secretary David Lammy were downgraded to technical talks.

Finley Lintott-Warrillow hit a wall on a quiet residential road in Southampton after travelling at almost 90mph.

India has suspended a water-sharing treaty with rival Pakistan, indicating it was blaming its neighbour for the previous day’s attack by gunmen that killed 26 people in the Indian-controlled portion ...

Rolene Streutker is enjoying the opportunity to write her own script at Netball Super League newcomers Nottingham Forest.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio did not attend the talks in London but defence and foreign ministers from the UK and Ukraine met.

Anderson has received two nominations at this year’s British Book Awards for Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous.

A statement on NatWest’s website reads: “Banking has changed dramatically in recent years, with an increased demand for mobile and online services, as our customers benefit from a faster and easier ...