US and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque, raising alarms about the impact of the widening war on protected ...

He received £1.9 million in fixed salary, pension and benefits for the year, but saw this heavily eclipsed by around £11.8 million of bonuses.

Oil prices have risen further despite a global deal to release a record 400 million barrels of reserves as Iran continued to strike key energy and shipping infrastructure.

The £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout Lord Peter Mandelson received after being sacked as ambassador to Washington was “value for money”, a minister has argued. The sum awarded to the disgraced peer ...

A ST HELENS councillor has condemned repeated incidents of fly‑tipping as he shared a picture of dumped waste left at a roadside location. Councillor Michael Haw pictured rubbish discarded on the bend ...

Strong winds are causing travel disruption in many parts of the country where a weather alert warning of gusts of up to 70mph is in force. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of wind in ...

Welsh Water is set to pay a proposed £44.7 million after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier’s sewage and network services.

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Restart the Heart CIO launches in Haydock, installing public defibrillators and offering CPR training to boost cardiac arrest survival rates in ...

Raising water levels on lowland peat for ‘paludiculture’ can support nature recovery as well as store carbon, researchers say.

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John Swinney has said voters will be able to judge him in 2031 if he misses the Government’s child poverty target, as he hinted he will not resign if he fails to achieve his key pledge.