Data from the Office for National Statistics shows 316,000 new businesses were created in 2023, down from 337,000 the year before.

The Welsh Government will create a deposit return scheme for Wales, after pulling out of a UK-wide approach which did not include glass bottles, it has announced. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern ...

A detective knew it was “very much a matter for his officers” when he learned that one member of staff was on shift for a series of baby collapses at the Countess of Chester Hospital, an inquiry has ...

The UK will “double down” on support for Ukraine, fuelling speculation that British-supplied missiles could be used by Kyiv’s ...

The Israeli military blames civilian deaths on Hamas, accusing militants of hiding among civilians and fighting from residential areas.

The incident happened on the day the King had an egg thrown at him in Luton before returning to the palace to host a reception.

The family of a German backpacker murdered in Northern Ireland has “trust and considerable hope” that a new inquest can deliver long-awaited answers about her death, a coroner has heard. The body of ...

It was not clear if there would be limits on Ukraine’s use of the Army Tactical Missile System as there have been on other US ...

Mukhtar Babayev urged governments to ‘work together’ to solve key political issues causing a deadlock at the UN climate talks ...

The Queen has been left heartbroken after the death of her beloved dog and “much-loved companion” Beth. The Jack Russell terrier was adopted by Camilla from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, just like ...

A Birmingham man has admitted making threats of death or serious harm towards members of the English Defence League in a video which went viral during last summer’s riots. Habeeb Khan was arrested in ...

Finlay MacDonald, 41, is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh where he is accused of murder and attempted murder.