The intervention comes after parts of Somerset were placed in the highest drought category, and water levels of a major reservoir fell dramatically.

US President Donald Trump has urged Emmanuel Macron to ‘close your borders and take control before it is too late’.

An entire generation was almost wiped out when 150,000 tonnes of coal waste engulfed Pantglas Junior School on October 21 1966.

John Swinney has urged Andy Burnham to ring-fence a new fund derived from North Sea revenues to support the renewables transition in the north-east of Scotland. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the ...

Drivers could face prosecution and a £1,000 fine for Blue Badge misuse. Here are six disabled parking rules to know during October half term.

The US president has urged ministers to ‘go full blast’, while calling on them to ‘take down the costly and ridiculous windmills’.

A woman who has accused Russell Brand of rape repeatedly insisted in court that she did not consent and had not agreed the comedian could “treat her like an animal”. Brand, 51, is accused of raping ...

Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Taunton and Castle Cary, all train lines are blocked, GWR has said.

One in 10 Brits admit they'd buy the house next door so they could choose their neighbours if they won the lottery.

Centuries-old letters from Navy commander Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson could fetch up to £6 million at auction. The collection is made up of 415 letters, documents and manuscripts relating to the ...

The announcement came following a meeting in St Petersburg between the Russian leader and US President Donald Trump’s envoy ...

The Education Secretary has said “change will come” on antisemitism in schools and colleges in England as she accepted all of the recommendations in Sir David Bell’s review.