Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City. Mr Mamdani defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa. He will replace Mayor Eric ...

Firefighters are calling for urgent government funding for the fire and rescue service as it prepares to tackle Bonfire Night incidents. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said there had been a huge ...

Sir Charlie Mayfield warned of the economic, human and social costs of ‘lost opportunity, stalled careers, and reduced life chances’.

Brighter vehicle headlights are more likely to cause glare for drivers of oncoming cars, a Government-commissioned study has found. Consultancy TRL, which conducted the research, said it shows vehicle ...

The Science and Technology Committee said Britain should be ‘rolling out the red carpet rather than red tape’ for highly skilled professionals.

The economic think tank said the Chancellor needed to make ‘brave choices’ at the upcoming November 26 Budget.

Patient leaders have called on the NHS to become “more visible” on online platforms after a new poll revealed how many people turn to social media and AI chatbots for health advice. The new survey ...

Government announces the location of the second of three forests promised in Labour manifesto, as part of £1 billion commitment to tree planting.

Mobile networks including BT EE, VodafoneThree and Virgin Media O2 are to block foreign call centres from impersonating banks in a crackdown to eliminate call spoofing “within a year”. New call ...

The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the ...

The former first minister will join Garbage singer Shirley Manson as a special guest of Edinburgh Maker Michael Pederson.

The organisations said they will work together on large scale landscape restoration projects in three upland areas over three years.