House sales soared 104 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to HM Revenue and Customs figures.

Nature charities are urging the Scottish Government to refuse consent for one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, warning it could kill and displace tens of thousands of seabirds. They warn ...

A former Parachute Regiment officer is aiming to become the fastest person to row 2,000 miles solo around Great Britain. Mike Ellicock, from Lewes in East Sussex, was wounded in action during a ...

Gross domestic product in the 20 eurozone countries grew 0.4 in the first quarter, according to figures released by EU statistics agency Eurostat.

Sir Tony Blair’s attack on “irrational” net zero strategies is a “valid and important contribution” to the debate, the Environment Secretary has said. The Labour former prime minister criticised any ...

Laura Sugden was commenting after counter-terror police announced that 38-year-old Owen Lawrence – the man suspected of carrying out a crossbow attack in the Headingley area of Leeds – had died. Mr ...

Other rules fans would like to see include salary caps, 3pm televised kick-offs and a stop clock to accurately track injury time ...

Royal Air Force jets attacked a drone manufacturing facility used by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen. The attack on Tuesday night was the first such raid by British warplanes since Labour took ...

Universal Credit changes coming in to force today will see around 1.2 million of the poorest households – including 700,000 with children – will keep an extra £420 a year. The new Fair Repayment Rate ...

House prices dipped by 0.6% month on month on average in April according to an index – just as stamp duty discounts became less generous. Across the UK, the annual rate of house price growth slowed to ...