A “nationwide blitz” will target migrants working illegally, as part of the effort to deter people from seeking to reach the UK from France.

Trees that witnessed key moments in history, provided inspiration to writers and played supporting roles onscreen made this year’s shortlist.

Temperatures could reach 32C in parts of central and southern England as a hosepipe ban comes into force for households in Yorkshire on Friday.

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry of Merseyside Police were the first officers at the scene.

Joe Pritchard is aiming for another promotion season after signing for Rochdale on a one-year deal.

Switching to a more active lifestyle at any point in adulthood could also extend people’s lives, researchers said.

A loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland controversially topped with an effigy of migrants in a boat has been lit. The Police Service of Northern Ireland earlier said they were investigating a hate ...

Professor Robert Winston told the Times that resident doctors’ strikes could harm people’s trust in the profession.

Concerns have been raised over the bonfire, which is on a site which contains asbestos and is close to an electricity substation.

Trusts have been ranked by seven measures of performance that also include time patients spend in emergency departments or waiting for diagnostic tests. While NHS commentators welcomed greater ...

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have announced a new agreement to co-operate on Channel crossings on the last day of the French president’s state visit to the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer said the plan was a ‘real breakthrough in the way we tackle the vile trade of people smuggling’.