First Wessex buses running through the county are introducing a tap on tap off (TOTO) system of payment for commuters. The technology will be set up from Sunday, December 1, allowing passengers to ...

As world leaders met at Cop29, UN-appointed experts said countries must ramp up climate finance to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Countries have made “minimal progress” in increasing action to curb global warming in the past three years, analysis shows. An assessment by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) initiative says that ...

Bridport Literary Festival ended on a high at the weekend, with actor Simon Russell Beale charming the audience at the Electric Palace. The 20th festival was a resounding success, with a record number ...

The papers on Thursday are led by a shake-up to the pension scheme. The Financial Times reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce pension “megafunds” are set to be created to help unlock ...

The largest coral in the world, measuring 32 metres long, has been found in the Solomon Islands. The coral, which is visible from space, is three times larger than the previous record-breaker, and is ...

A teenage girl was left ‘dripping’ in blood after her school refused to let her go to the toilet while she was on her period.

Home-buyers in a dual-salary household face paying nearly four times their income to purchase a property typically, according to Zoopla.

The consumer rights group believes the tech giant has broken competition law by ‘trapping’ people with Apple devices into using its ...

A voluntary levy on tickets to large concerts at stadiums and arenas should be introduced by 2025 to help fund grassroots venues, the Government has said. Ministers expect the music industry to take ...

Fewer pharmacies could be open in the evenings and at weekends from the New Year after pharmacy owners voted in favour of collective action for the first time in their history. Some could also ...