Public sector budgets face a further squeeze if pay rises for nurses and teachers exceed the Government’s plans as Downing Street ruled out additional funding for higher wages. Pay review bodies are ...

A 14-year-old schoolgirl has been detained for 15 years for the attempted murder of two teachers and a pupil at a school in South Wales. The girl armed herself with her father’s multi-tool before ...

One of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe will be used to raise tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht from the seabed next month, those leading the plan say. Billionaire entrepreneur Mr ...

A 30-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of murder over allegations that he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Canada.

Downing Street has condemned rap trio Kneecap and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for a prosecution after a member of the group allegedly called for the death of Tory MPs. Video emerged ...

Catholic cardinals have set May 7 as the starting date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one another better and find ...

Alex Mahon is stepping down as the chief executive of Channel 4 after nearly eight years. She will leave the business in summer this year, having joined the organisation in 2017 as the channel’s first ...

Marks and Spencer has told agency staff at a key logistics site to stay at home as disruption from a cyber attack against the retailer entered a second week. Shares in the company dipped further on ...

Teachers’ union NASUWT has reached an agreement to head off High Court legal action over the election of its new general secretary. Neil Butler took legal action against the union shortly after the ...

Prescription charges in England will be frozen for the first time in three years, the Prime Minister has announced. Prices will stay at £9.90 per item while three-month and annual pre-payment ...

Potential jurors in the trial of two men accused of felling the landmark tree at Sycamore Gap have been asked if they have any emotional connection to the much-loved site on Hadrian’s Wall. Daniel ...