New rules for homeschooling children could have helped bolster the safety of murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif, an MP has suggested. Munira Wilson described schools as “a key safeguarding partner” ...

Manchester United player Harry Maguire has been disqualified from driving for 56 days and ordered to pay £1,052 after he admitted driving at 85mph in a 50mph limit. The 31-year-old was caught speeding ...

The UK government has shared advice on whether it is safe to travel to Los Angeles as the county faces wildfires.

Kallum Pickering, chief economist at brokerage Peel Hunt, said: “If bond yields rise further, Reeves may be forced to make the economically damaging decision of further increasing taxes or cutting ...

Massive wildfires have torn across the Los Angeles area, destroying more than 1,000 structures and killing at least two people. At least four separate blazes were burning in the metropolitan area, ...

As the 25th anniversary of Keswick Film Festival approaches, organisers are seeking out local talent to showcase their creativity.

Department for Transport figures show as of January 1 there were 73,334 public electric vehicle charging devices.

A HOUSE badly damaged in a suspected gas explosion will be demolished, the council has said. Cumberland Council said a neighbouring property would also be partly demolished following the blast on Hugh ...

The bodies’ recovery comes as Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire deal that would free the hostages and halt the fighting in Gaza.

A major global analysis examined the extinction threat to 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp.

Around 4,000 people are still without power while 4,500 are without water, though more sub-zero conditions overnight are expected to cause more disruption. The entire island was under weather warnings ...

Mr Tumble and Justin Fletcher have welcomed new presenters to Something Special as he steps back from the landmark CBeebies show.