London and south-east England have seen larger year-on-year falls in the GCSE pass rate than all other regions, the 2025 exam figures show. Some 71.6% of entries in London were awarded grade 4 or ...

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

The oldest living person is celebrating turning 116, in Surrey, on Thursday. Ethel Caterham became the oldest living person in April after the death, aged 116, of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro ...

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

Parents’ top school uniform confessions include colouring in their children’s scuffed shoes with markers and blow-drying damp uniforms ...

The former Brazilian president’s intention to flee was revealed in documents found on his phone, federal police said.

The species-rich plot at Highgrove in Gloucestershire was established more than 40 years ago by Charles to protect native flora and fauna.

The Office for National Statistics said the borrowing of £1.1 billion is the lowest July figure for three years.

The Copa Sudamericana game between Independiente and Universidad of Chile in Buenos Aires was halted with the score at 1-1.

The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

The 44-turbine farm in the south of Scotland is set to deliver more than £800 million in local investment over its 40-year operational life.