GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell seven points to minus 20, with significant drops in predictions for personal finances and the general economy.

Three out of four primary school teachers think children’s physical activity is declining, research suggests. Half of 500 teachers surveyed said they believe fewer than one in two children in their ...

Nature is coming back six years after wildfire at Smithills near Bolton, but peat will take hundreds of years to regenerate, conservationists say.

Thomas, who played for Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on Wednesday.

The Taoiseach said the safety of Irish troops stationed in Lebanon was an “absolute priority” for the Government.

The police watchdog announced it would be assessing Reece Richards’ claim he was sprayed with an incapacitating liquid by officers.

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in Teesside. The 26-year-old man died on Hills Drive in Stockton-on-Tees following a stabbing incident at around ...

Charles met several senior ranking members of the Royal Navy at RNAD Coulport, expressing his gratitude for their work in nuclear deterrence.

The Foreign Secretary urged British nationals to leave Lebanon while it was still possible after further Israeli air strikes on the ...

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros for flood recovery for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing ...

The leader of Hezbollah has vowed to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s mass bombing attack on its communication devices, and said Israelis displaced by the fighting from homes near ...

A train seat that can be converted into a lie-flat bed has been unveiled in a bid to transform rail travel. Designers of the DreamSuite said it could boost comfort for budget passengers on overnight ...