Water companies United Utilities and South West Water have said they will raise dividends to shareholders as they confirmed consumer bill increases of 32% and 23%, respectively, over the coming five ...

Alison Hitchcock, co-founder of From Me To You Letters, has created a 24-hour letter writing marathon to mark World Cancer Day.

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as Ecowas, the body said. It is the culmination of a year-long process ...

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early on Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country ...

The Chancellor will warn that “growth will not come without a fight”, according to The Daily Telegraph, saying she faces opposition from fellow members of the Cabinet over airport expansions, one of ...

More than a dozen climate protesters are due to seek to challenge the length of their sentences at a hearing on Wednesday.

Northern Ireland remains the most ‘cash heavy’ part of the UK while ATM use was lowest last year in the South West of England, network Link said.

Officials have been told that Wednesday’s report from the National Audit Office should serve as a ‘wake-up call’.

The negative impact of calorie-labelled menus in restaurants on those with restrictive eating disorders is a “cause for concern”, a study suggests. It comes as evidence collected as part of a review ...

Since February, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales without an exemption certificate.