Residents have been temporarily evacuated from their homes after a wildfire broke out in East London on Monday evening. Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines were used to bring the blaze near ...

More targeted and less aggressive radiotherapy for low-risk breast cancer could spare thousands of women from the harsh side-effects of the treatment, a trial has found. The technique, which has since ...

UK firms will be able to raise cash and list on London stock markets more quickly and easily due to plans to tear up regulations. The financial watchdog confirmed it will cut red tape in the UK’s ...

Lego classic bricks, the Barbie doll and the Rubik’s Cube have been named among the top toys of all time by retailer Hamleys.

Investment is needed to keep people well at home, otherwise the shift towards prevention and neighbourhood health risks being undermined, Adass said.

National Highways, which issued the plea, warned that tiredness behind the wheel can lead to ‘dangerous mistakes’.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to say on Tuesday that she has placed financial services ‘at the heart of the Government’s ...

Mitchell Starc took a record five wickets in 15 balls as the West Indies were bowled out for just 27 on the third day of the third Test against Australia in Jamaica.

Nine people have died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of windows calling for help, authorities said. At least 30 people were injured.

Oisin Murphy has described his car crash and subsequent conviction for drink driving as “a nightmare for everyone involved”. The four-times champion jockey was fined £70,000 and banned from driving ...

Former chancellor Sir Sajid Javid has said that the UK is “long overdue” a “serious conversation with taxpayers about how we continue funding” the NHS, as he introduced a report that backs a shift ...