John Lewis and former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft have chosen the “cover star” of the retailer’s Christmas ad theme song following a nationwide competition. Mel Raeburn said it was “an honour” to ...

The Government is ‘absolutely willing’ to take over if local authorities refuse to put plans in place to meet housing targets.

The UK’s first drug consumption room may not now open until early next year after delays. The facility, in the east end of Glasgow, was due to open to drug users in October, allowing them to take ...

Officers were called to Siskin Close in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, at 2.23pm on Wednesday after a report the eight-month-old had been bitten by ...

Unauthorised and illegal ‘car meets’ will be temporarily banned in the Enfield borough, as people breaching an injunction could face arrests.

South Korea’s parliament says the country’s six opposition parties have submitted a new joint motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law. The National Assembly said ...

The Australian government said it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organisations.

The US stock market soared after Mr Trump won the 2024 US election in part by seizing on Americans’ worries over the economy.

The chemist in the high street has been brought into NHS public health care across north London to encourage people to get their winter jabs ...

Investigators believe hundreds of people could have been targeted by a scam allegedly run through 19 companies based across the UK.

The food environment in cities ‘entrenches inequalities’ in health and promotes obesity, Professor Sir Chris Whitty said in his annual report.

A father and stepmother found guilty of the murder of Sara Sharif leads Thursday’s front pages. Metro, The Sun, the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror all lead with the guilty verdict of Urfan Sharif ...