Support workers at a care home where a teenage girl was murdered by a fellow resident did not know about his history of predatory sexual behaviour, an inquest has heard.

Susan Davy said she will step down as chief executive and director on the South West Water parent firm’s board after 18 years with the firm.

Ladybirds are being seen in “very high numbers” this year because of the warm weather, an expert has said, after a swarm of the insects disrupted play at the cricket. The influx of the creatures at ...

Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the party.

A court heard the teenager accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, 15, at school had made gestures towards him that morning indicating he had a knife.

Football fans who try to enter stadiums without tickets are set to face fines and match bans in time for the Euro 2028 tournament, MPs have heard.

Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the Labour Party.

The National Trust is to cut at least 550 jobs as it works to save £26 million. In a statement, the charity said: "Our job is increasingly tough due to sustained cost pressures beyond our control." ...

An ex-MP and aide of former prime minister Rishi Sunak has appeared in court accused of cheating by gambling on the date of the 2024 general election. Craig Williams, 40, who was Tory MP for ...

BP has said it expects to report higher oil and gas production for the second quarter, after the energy giant renewed its focus on fossil fuels to help boost profits. Shares rose for the group on ...

German tourist Carolina Wilga has been found alive in Australia’s Outback, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered. The last-known sighting of the 26-year-old ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK( announced in May it would disband and renounce armed conflict, ending four decades of hostilities.