More than £2 billion saved from “wasteful” NHS spending is to be diverted to “working class communities that need it most”, the Health Secretary will announce.

Scotland has seen a 12% drop in child poverty since introducing reduction targets into law in 2017, according to new research. There has been a reduction of 21,000 children living in relative poverty, ...

A veteran who lost both legs and his left arm serving in Afghanistan has made history after becoming the world’s first triple amputee to sail solo, non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific.

The window to deport foreign nationals from 18 months before the end of their jail term has also been increased to 48 months. Once deported, offenders are banned from re-entering the UK and any ...

But after receiving the new gene therapy, called Upstaza, Gunreet has made progress that her mother thought would never be possible, such as new movements and vocalising. It is hoped that she will ...

More than 1,000 heath fritillaries have been recorded so far this year on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset.

Erosion of the traditional two-party dominance of British politics and a continuing decline in voter trust in the system suggests the political landscape is “poised for potential transformation”, ...

The Climate Change Committee has called for policy costs to come off electricity bills in an ‘optimistic’ first report on Labour’s ...

Billed by Downing Street as “the biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation”, the move will see the UK purchase 12 F35A jets and join Nato’s airborne nuclear mission. The jets, ...

French giants Lyon have been relegated to Ligue 2 after failing to convince authorities they have resolved their financial difficulties.

A new US intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear programme has been set back only a few months after a US strike, and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has ...

Cate Blanchett brought the seaside to central London as she turned up in an eyecatching dress for the Serpentine Summer Party. The actress warmed the cockles of admirers with a shell-themed outfit as ...