Part of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens has been sealed off and disinfected, and experts have been called in to carry out tests.

The union Unison has targeted the two-week strike at the constituency of Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney.

A wage growth figure which forms a key part of the triple lock formula used to calculate state pension rises was revised upwards on Tuesday.

Veterans’ ID cards will be a valid form of identification for upcoming elections, ministers have announced. The Government is also undertaking a wider review of the voter ID policy, which was ...

“It’s great to be back,” said Allen after winning his 75th cap and in the wake of Bellamy labelling him one of Wales’ greatest ever players. “An incredible welcome here from the supporters, but also ...

The mother of Salisbury poisonings victim Dawn Sturgess has said her family found comfort that she was the only person to be killed by the Russian nerve agent Novichok “when the potential harm was ...

Find out what Martyn's Law is and how it will increase preparedness for, and protection from, terrorist attacks at public venues.

POLICE carried out two drug busts and made three arrests in one day. Cumbria Police raided properties in Barrow yesterday (October 14) in relation to drug supply. Two men, one in his 30s and one in ...

The Scottish presenter hosted daughter Rosie Smith and granddaughter Billie 30 years after she brought her daughter on to GMTV.

A man died after suffering chest pains while walking in the Lake District. Cumbria police received a report during the morning of October 12 of a man in a walking group with chest pains near the ...

Researchers have discovered seven new species of frogs in Madagascar and say the high-pitched whistling calls they make are like sound effects from Star Trek. Most people would associate frogs with ...

In an interview with the BBC, Sir Keir Starmer warned again that October 30 would bring a “tough” Budget amid speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could announce more tax rises than those ...