Ministers are considering cutting the drink-drive limit in England and Wales and introducing mandatory eye tests for older drivers.

Biddy Baxter, the pioneering television producer who transformed Blue Peter into a national institution, has died aged 92, the BBC said. Born Joan Maureen Baxter in Leicester to Bryan Reginald Baxter ...

Ministers are also considering tougher penalties for uninsured drivers and failing to wear a seatbelt, according to a report in The Times.

Here is your guide to this summer’s exam results: – When are exam results this year? A-level and AS results are out on August 14, while GCSE results will be released on August 21. Pupils in England ...

An ancient ritual which involves blowing into a large shell could tackle the symptoms of a common sleep disorder, a study suggests. The practice of conch blowing, also known as shankh blowing, could ...

New measures will be introduced to allow NHS trusts to take on newly qualified nurses and midwives before vacancies arise, the Government has announced. NHS providers will be able to begin recruiting ...

The Education Secretary has called it is a ‘national disgrace’ that so many young people do not get what they need to progress after ...

Fire crews are in attendance at a blaze on a landmark hill in Edinburgh. Smoke can be seen billowing into the sky from the ongoing fire at Arthur’s Seat, an extinct volcano and beauty spot to the ...

An organiser of the Friends of Al Mawasi group, based in Hastings, said the UK Government has ’empowered’ extremists by proscribing ...

A priest is in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked in a church in Co Down on Sunday morning. Detectives are appealing for information in relation to the incident in Downpatrick, which ...

Much of England and Wales will be warmer than 30C on Monday and temperatures are expected to be higher on Tuesday.

The number of people arrested for supporting banned group Palestine Action at a protest in central London has risen to more than 520. Only 18 of those people remained in custody on Sunday afternoon ...