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An estimated 28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked in Britain each year, the equivalent of 78 million a day, according to new analysis..

Dozens of urban areas are set to benefit from a £15.5 million investment to support the creation or improvement of green spaces, streets and neighbourhoods..

The first ever official UK coin to honour the Princess Royal has been unveiled in celebration of Anne’s 75th birthday and her “remarkable lifetime of service”..

Lucy Bronze fired home the winning penalty to book comeback queens England a place in the Euro 2025 semi-finals with a dramatic shootout victory over Sweden..

A major incident has been declared after a school coach crashed near Minehead, Somerset, and a number of people have been taken to hospital..

MP Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party for a second time, a spokesperson said, after she doubled down on comments about racism for which she had previously apologised..

Sir Keir Starmer praised German plans to “strengthen” laws to disrupt small boat crossings to the UK by the end of this year..

It is vital that more tourist destinations offer electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, a minister said..

Luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover is axing up to 500 management jobs in the UK amid a slump in sales and trade tariff woes..

Patients will be able to access charities and support services though the NHS app, under a new scheme announced by Sir Keir Starmer..

The next general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise our democracy”..

Britain’s jobless rate has struck its highest level for four years as workers also faced another slowdown in wage growth, official figures have shown..

An Olympic sports star has teamed up with academic experts to help teenage girls feel more comfortable in their school PE kits..

More than half of UK airports raised or introduced drop-off fees for drivers in the past year, while most of the busiest EU airports still have no charge, according to new research..

Royal Mail has released images of new stamps to mark the 75th anniversary of the popular comic strip Peanuts..

London Southend Airport will partially reopen for a “small number of flights” three days after a small plane crashed, killing four people who were on board..

Prevent, the Government’s counter-terror programme, could work better as part of a violence prevention strategy in the long term and should apply to those fascinated by extreme violence, a watchdog has said..

Sir Keir Starmer has carried out a purge of troublesome backbenchers as he suspended a number of MPs..

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson is to host a new spin-off of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? called Millionaire Hot Seat..

Tory ex-ministers have “serious questions to answer” about the Afghan data leak which resulted in an £850 million secret relocation scheme and an unprecedented legal gagging order, Sir Keir Starmer said..