Eleven councils have so far asked to postpone elections this year, ahead of the biggest reorganisation of local government in decades, it is understood. Local authorities have until Friday to request ...

The First Minister has visited the UK’s first facility where drug users can inject in a clean and safe environment.

Kurt Morton, 39, drove in a rally of dozens of tractors on Friday morning to protest against changes to inheritance tax rules for farmers.

The company, which owns energy supplier British Gas, said the UK now has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store.

American actor and TV host RuPaul Charles opened RuPaul’s DragCon UK event by paying tribute to fellow drag queen The Vivienne as someone with a passion for “love and life”. James Lee Williams won the ...

The opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug problem, John Swinney has said. The First Minister was speaking as ...

Overnight temperatures dropped to minus 14.5C overnight into Friday, the coldest night of the winter so far in the UK.

Michael Sheen has launched a theatre company called Welsh National Theatre, which he says will bring “a new dawn” in the country. The organisation is envisioned as separate from but complementary to ...

Carlisle’s Sky Bet League Two match against MK Dons at Brunton Park on Saturday has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. Temperatures around the country continue to plummet, with the race meeting ...

House sales slipped back in November, compared with October, but were higher than the same month a year earlier, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures. Across the UK, 92,640 property ...

Millions of families who claim Child Benefit are set to receive increased payments from this April. HMRC has confirmed that families with one child will now receive the new amount of £26.05 per week, ...

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she disagreed with the mayor for Greater Manchester, who has expressed his support for a fresh investigation.