The UK has a 50:50 chance of seeing temperatures soar to 40C again in the next 12 years, as the risk of extreme heat rises with climate change, the Met Office said. The meteorological experts also ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the planned date of 2033, the Government will confirm. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday afternoon there is “no ...

The electricals retailer reported a better-than-expected 32 rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £45 million for the year to March 31.

Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel’s air campaign ...

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 3.4 in May from 3.5 in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called at 6.14pm on Tuesday (June 17) after reports of a fire in Woodlea Avenue, Acomb. A service spokesman said: “Acomb crews responded to a ...

EMERGENCY crews have been called to a crash in a York village. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called at 9.10pm on Tuesday (June 17) after reports of a crash in Huntington. A ...

Residents in Scarborough’s Eastfield division will go to the polls on Thursday, June 19, to elect a new councillor to North Yorkshire Council.

The British and Irish Lions play their first match on Friday ahead of their summer tour of Australia.

The Portugal midfielder is entering the final year of his contract and has been linked with a move away this summer.

Farrell bounced back to lead Ireland to a second successive Six Nations title in 2024 and a drawn summer series against world champions South Africa before embarking on his Lions sabbatical – a term ...

Captain Maro Itoje and head coach Andy Farrell are out to mastermind a series win for the British and Irish Lions.