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Cloudy skies and downpours are expected for many this weekend as a record-breaking heatwave gives way to cooler weather ahead of a likely soggy start to June..

John Swinney has stepped up his calls for Holyrood to be given control over energy, insisting it is the only way to end the current “Westminster rip-off”..

Katie Boulter has called for the French Open to remove advertising boards at the back of courts after a doubles player tripped over one and was forced to retire..

Royal Mail has missed its delivery targets for another year, but said more first-class mail has been sent on time over recent weeks after pledging to invest £500 million in improving its service..

Two brothers accused of assaulting a police officer at Manchester Airport during a fracas which went viral on social media will not face a third trial after prosecutors offered no evidence..

A man and woman have been charged in connection with the death of a 30-year-old mother-of-one who was shot outside a bar in Sheffield in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday..

Tens of thousands of new work experience and training placements from construction to hospitality will be available for young people as part of Government efforts to tackle the joblessness crisis..

The Ministry of Defence is not doing enough to combat the “apparent normalisation of fraud”, an influential committee of MPs has warned..

Dartford warblers saw a record year in 2025 as the species continues to bounce back from the brink of extinction in the UK, the RSPB said..

An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago..

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she is having “probably the worst week” of her life after her former husband admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party she once led..

Kemi Badenoch has criticised the British Museum for postponing a talk on Jewish culture because of potential protests..

A Sikh man has been found guilty of the murder of an 18-year-old university student by stabbing him to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife with a 21cm blade..

The heatwave that has seen record temperatures set for the month of May in recent days is expected to ease slightly across the UK on Thursday..

The number of young people neither working nor learning could reach 1.25 million within the next five years, a review by an ex-Labour health secretary will warn amid fears of a “lost generation”..

The Eagles win their first European trophy with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig.

They'll down tools for a 16th time in their ongoing row over pay .

A Treasury minister has rejected Sir Tony Blair’s call to curb the triple lock and defended net zero after the former prime minister mounted a scathing attack on Labour’s policy agenda..

Ofgem’s price cap is to rise by 13% from July 1 driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the regulator has said..

South Yorkshire Police says two men and a woman remain in custody following city centre shooting .