The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

Ethel Caterham, of Lightwater, Surrey, who was born in August 1909, succeeded to the title of oldest living person in April.

Tuna Lokman, who came to the UK when he was 10, says his dream is to get into Oxford or Cambridge to study maths or data science.

Aimee Betro flew to the UK to carry out the plot in Birmingham, which failed when the gun jammed, allowing the victim to escape.

Comedian and actor Munya Chawawa has said British TV is dying, not because of online platforms like TikTok, but “because it’s lost its willingness to take risks”.

Rosallion is set to face 10 rivals in the first renewal of the Sky Bet City of York Stakes since it achieved Group One status. Richard Hannon’s star miler was bound for the Prix Jacques le Marois at ...

Chelsea have accepted a £26million offer from Villarreal for defender Renato Veiga, the PA news agency understands. The Portugal left-back is reported to have agreed a seven-year deal and his ...

Seven breaches were serious enough to be reported to the UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

A motorcycle has been seized following a hit and run. Officers received a report a red Yamaha R6CC motorcycle collided with two parked vehicles – a red Suzuki S-Cross and a black Nissan Qashqui – in ...

Knight has not played since damaging her hamstring in May but takes her place in a 15-strong squad for the tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

A rare 245-year-old Neapolitan violin has been presented to the leader of the Ulster Youth Orchestra (UYO) for use during her tenure. Anna Jansson, 21, from Cork, a student at the Kunst-Universitat ...