The UK Government announced in the summer that winter fuel payment would no longer be universal, scuppering Scottish Government plans.

World champion Kyren Wilson shrugged off a headache and concerns over the speed of the tables to sweep past Stephen Maguire 6-0 in the first round of the UK Championship. Wilson dominated what had ...

An eyesore former pub could now be converted into flats under new plans. The latest move to breathe new life into the former Old Furnace pub in Old Hill would see the building converted into two new ...

Scuffles and fistfights between the ruling party and opposition politicians broke out in Serbia’s parliament on Monday, weeks ...

The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said he wishes Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was alongside him as the assisted dying debate in Parliament edges closer. Cardinal ...

THE VERY best our region has to offer came together at the glittering Dudley Borough Community Awards 2024.

Explore the evolution of childhood through a sociological lens, from its medieval roots as a non-distinct phase to the modern challenges of ...

A pub in England has been asked to change its name by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) due to it being "derogatory" and "unfair" to foxes. The animal rights group has made the ...

There is “all to play for” in the Irish General Election, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said, despite polling numbers that suggest support for his Fine Gael party is on the slide. Backing for Fine Gael ...

Last week Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government.

A jury has been sworn in to try the case of Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai, who is accused of rape. The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, deny ...

The local authority has told the Welsh Government the Cwmtillery landslip was a ‘singular wash-out of a former coal tip in the area’.