A "rare" black adder has been spotted in the south of England by an unsuspecting walker. There are three snake species native to the UK, with the adder being the only venomous one. Adders, which can ...

A senior union leader has urged the Government to do more to show it values public services and the workers who deliver them. Christina McAnea, general secretary of Unison, told her union’s annual ...

Iran’s supreme leader has rejected US calls for surrender in the face of Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage” to them, in an ...

Coventry Crown Court heard the 15-year-old, who cannot be named, is now likely to face a jury in February next year.

A British man shot dead alongside two friends while travelling in Mexico was “tragically in the wrong place at the wrong time”, his inquest has heard. Ben Marshall Corser, 36, from St Just in Cornwall ...

Around 170 patients have suffered harm as a result of a cyber attack on blood services at London hospitals and GP surgeries, reports suggest. Pathology services provider Synnovis was the victim of a ...

A lunchtime meal deal at Sainsbury’s has had its price hiked by 20p – and shoppers aren’t impressed. The popular deal, which can include the likes of a sandwich or salad with a choice of snacks and a ...

A rapist who preyed on a 15-year-old girl after following her in a town centre has been jailed for nine years. Sadeq Nikzad, 29, targeted the schoolgirl after spotting her walking down a town centre ...

Russia poses a direct threat to the European Union through acts of sabotage and cyber attacks, but its massive military spending suggests that President Vladimir Putin also plans to use his armed ...

The former health secretary called for the Criminal Cases Review Commission to ‘speed up their normally painfully slow process’.

Speedy Hire has cautioned over “challenging” conditions due to Government spending delays, after shutting eight depots in the face of heightened cost pressures. Shares in the equipment hire firm ...

Experts have said that inflation is set to remain elevated over the coming months, particularly if global oil prices continue to spike.