Government borrowing last month jumped to the highest level for May outside the pandemic era despite a boost to the tax take after the Chancellor’s national insurance hike.

The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales fell by 2.7 in May – the biggest drop since the end of 2023.

Lionel Messi lit up the Club World Cup with a fine free-kick as Inter Milan came from behind to beat Porto in Atlanta. Champions League winners Paris St Germain were stunned by South American ...

Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.

A fundraiser has been launched and tributes paid to the memory of three motorcyclists who died following a crash on the A36. Four motorcyclists were involved in a crash with a car on the A36 at Knook, ...

A section of a busy main road in Wiltshire that has seen ‘urgent closures’ overnight this week has sparked confusion.

A third of the NSPCC's helpline referrals to South West agencies last year were related to child neglect. The charity made 957 referrals between April 2024 and March 2025 where neglect was believed to ...

A decision is looming on plans to build another large industrial development at an M4 junction in Wiltshire. A planning application has been under consideration since March for the redevelopment of ...

A new Longleat-themed café is set to open next month. This follows a commitment from Longleat bosses to refurbish the café at Shearwater on the Longleat estate in Wiltshire. The new look café will be ...

Plans to lower the speed limit on two key roads into a town are progressing after multiple crashes. Two highways improvement requests were recently submitted by Cllr Iain Wallis to lower the speed ...

A primary school in south west Wiltshire has said it is ‘delighted’ with its most recent Ofsted report. On June 18, Westwood-with-Iford Primary School was rated ‘good’ in all areas in an Ofsted ...