Firms that provide care for children on behalf of councils face a profit cap if they do not curb their gains, Bridget Phillipson said.

An 81-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman died following serious injuries in south-east London. Brian James, of Dunwich Road, Bexleyheath, is due to appear at the Old Bailey on ...

SIR - Reading Emma Clayton's column about her dad and his mates playing doms in his local pub brought back memories.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Russia was ‘condemning black Africans to further killing, further rape, further starvation in a brutal ...

A damaged Maltese ship carrying potentially explosive fertiliser has returned to Norfolk, sparking criticism of Transport Secretary Louise Haigh. MV Ruby arrived at Great Yarmouth’s harbour on Monday, ...

It is not known why a helicopter crashed into a tree in the Yorkshire Dales leaving the pilot and his teenage passenger dead, an inquest jury ...

The work will accelerate the development of hypersonic vehicles which travel faster than the speed of sound, John Healey said.

Council gritters will be out in force on roads around as snow is expected to hit the region in the coming hours.

Mr Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he believed it would have been ‘unethical and unnecessary’ to deploy the orders based on age ...

Families may no longer be able to access a girls-only education for their daughters due to the Government’s decision to apply VAT to private school fees, education leaders have warned. Donna Stevens, ...

Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin asked defence minister Al Carns why documents about the 1982 attack on the Sir Galahad were being withheld.

Daley, 30, announced his retirement after collecting 10m synchro silver alongside Noah Williams at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but Figueiredo – who can claim some credit for inspiring the athlete’s ...