Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he wants to get a trial into puberty blockers “up and running as soon as possible”.

The living goddess – or kumari – is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists but becomes a mere mortal when she reaches puberty.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced repeated questions about whether she will raise taxes, including VAT, when she delivers the Budget in November.

Unions have said the job cut plans come despite ‘at least two bids’ to buy and operate the facility as a going concern.

Mark and Louise O’Connor, and their son Evan, were found dead at the family’s home in Dromgowna, outside Tallanstown village.

The Crown Prosecution Service’s justification for stopping the case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is inadequate, MPs suggested.

Before cherry-pickers and hedge cutters, it used to take 10 men four months to clip all the box and yew hedges at Powis Castle, originally built in 1200 as a medieval fortress. They used hand shears ...

The Health Secretary raised the issue of an attack advert published by Reform UK against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

A woman with a baby strapped to her back was pushed back into the crowd by one officer as she tried to break through the police line in Gravelines.

Boyzone will reunite for a one-off stadium show next year. The gig will be the band’s first performance together since a five-night run at the London Palladium in 2019. Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, ...

The fair pay agreement will establish a new negotiating body that brings together social care employers and trade unions in England. The initial investment in the agreement will mean that by 2028, ...

The number of house sales in August was 2% higher than in the same month a year earlier, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures. Across the UK, an estimated 93,630 home sales took place in ...