Concern has been expressed over the siting of a loyalist bonfire close to an electricity substation in Belfast. The location of the towering pyre is also close to two major Belfast hospitals.

Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are among those calling on ministers to enact promised due diligence laws that effectively ban forest-risk commodities.

Speaking at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, the Foreign Secretary admitted the impact of previous measures was ‘not sufficient’.

The King and Emmanuel Macron demonstrated the entente cordiale still remains strong between the UK and France as the French president began his state visit.

Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, ran the Annfield Plain Post Office with her late husband when the faulty Horizon software was introduced.

It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.

It follows a mixed picture in recent years, with one such attack in 2023 and 2022, none in 2021 and 2020, and five in 2019.

The hottest July temperature recorded in the UK is 40.3C, which was reached in Coningsby in Lincolnshire on July 19 2022. This was the first – and so far only – date on which temperatures above 40C ...

A first Netball Super League title was the result of both five years of building under Sam Bird, and more recent changes that transformed Pulse from challengers to champions.

Mirra Andreeva’s not-so-secret weapon in her Wimbledon title tilt is the former champion sitting in her box. The 18-year-old is on her best run so far at the All England Club having reached the ...

The actor and comedian was caught travelling at 97mph on the M6 near Telford, Staffordshire, in July last year.

Sir Ian McKellen, Sienna Miller and Jodie Foster were among a cast of famous actors in Wimbledon’s Royal Box on day nine of the championships. Lord Of The Rings actor Sir Ian, who recently appeared on ...