Armed forces veterans will be able to use their veteran card to vote in upcoming elections, under measures supported by MPs. The Government said it would tweak voter ID laws so that the card, ...

Sixth form college teachers in England will strike for three days this academic term over pay. The National Education Union (NEU) said its teacher members at 32 sixth form colleges will walk out on ...

Tomatoes could be engineered to be sweeter without sacrificing their size, research suggests. Experts said that most consumers prefer sweeter tomatoes and higher sugar content increases the value of ...

Shadow equalities minister Claire Coutinho has pressed the Government to clarify the definition of sex. Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said it was “important that providers have clarity in ...

Sara Sharif’s father has confessed to killing the 10-year-old but insisted he did not mean to “harm” her when he bound and beat her with a cricket bat. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, had sought to ...

The UK Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius last month.

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ARTHUR OKONKWO (Wrexham): Kept his eighth clean sheet of the season in 1-0 win over Mansfield. HARRISON BURKE (Chester): The defender scored the only goal in 1-0 win at Needham Market. HACI OZLU ...

Brian Whitelock is also alleged to have sexually assaulted Wendy Buckney during a sustained attack in her home near Swansea.

Representatives of Petroineos, which owns the Scottish plant and has announced plans to close the refinery in the second quarter of next year, appeared before the Economy and Fair Work Committee on ...

A report detailing the plans for the implementation were presented, before members voted in favour. The change will come into effect on April ...

A FLINTSHIRE member of the largest independent parcel delivery network in the UK, has announced the opening of a new 21,000 sq ft site in the county. Situated on Deeside Industrial Park, the opening ...