Network Rail engineers discovered the broken rail on the high-speed line towards London Paddington from Slough/Heathrow. The defect means the speed limit for trains has been reduced, causing delays. A ...

The decision was a defeat for the Netherlands arm of environmental group Friends of the Earth, which hailed the original 2021 ruling as a victory for the climate. The ruling upholding Shell’s appeal ...

The SNP’s Westminster leader has submitted an application to stand for the party at the next Scottish Parliament election but, if elected, also plans to remain an MP. Writing in the Press and Journal ...

Grocery price inflation rose again in October but households shrugged off increases with a four-year high in supermarket shopping trips, figures show. Supermarket prices were 2.3% higher than a year ...

The Bill, which was published on Monday night, runs to almost 40 pages, with around 20 pages of explanatory notes.

Metro Bank has been fined £16.6 million by regulators for failings over money laundering controls from 2016 to 2020. The issues, which continued for four years despite concerns being raised by junior ...

Mauritius’s opposition coalition has won the country’s election by a landslide, taking all seats in parliament in a major rejection of the current government. According to results released in various ...

Writing in the Press and Journal newspaper, Stephen Flynn said he hopes to be joined by current and former colleagues at Westminster in aiming to become an MSP at the 2026 election. He said that if ...

Sir Keir has previously supported assisted dying, but said that the Government will remain neutral on the issue.

He was asked if he was prepared to get more people to change their heating systems and tell them to take fewer flights to reach the target.

Both sides struggled to get going on the offensive side of the ball on Monday night, but Miami’s defence managed to stand up against the LA home team and keep the Rams out of the end zone. The ...

Avon and Somerset Police said the incident occurred at about 11pm on Monday evening, with the teenager dying at the scene. The M5 is closed in both directions between junctions 24 (Bridgwater) and 25 ...