The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

Jack Draper narrowly missed out on an appearance in the new-look US Open mixed doubles final. Draper and American Jessica ...

The University of Edinburgh Sport has announced a ground-breaking three-year partnership with sports hydration brand Grilla, in one of the ...

The number of pupils receiving top grades in GCSE examinations in Northern Ireland has risen. Results have been delivered to more than 32,000 pupils across the region. The provisional results show ...

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Surrey, became the oldest living person in April after the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas at 116.

Teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their exam results to help them progress to sixth form, college or training.

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was cleared of sex trafficking following a trial in July but found guilty of lesser charges related to prostitution.

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

Vienna is to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after Austria’s act JJ won the 2025 event with his song, Wasted Love, in Basel, Switzerland.