Somerset Council has been urged to take immediate action to secure the future of a valuable social enterprise based in Ilminster town centre.

Seven Asian men have been convicted of the sexual exploitation of two white teenage schoolgirls in Rochdale. The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as “sex slaves” ...

An American woman has appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with causing death by careless driving in what has been described as a tragic incident for all involved.

Avon and Somerset Police said it has “alerted partnership agencies” over concerns about the welfare of an older man in Weston.

Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4 rise this year and 3.5 next year.

A man has been charged with murdering a 13-month-old boy as well as serious sexual and child cruelty offences. Jamie Varley is accused of killing Preston Davey, who died in Blackpool in July 2023, the ...

Weston-super-Mare's MP has revealed a list of schools set to benefit from millions of pounds of government funding.

Several private schools, children who attend them and their parents brought legal action against the Treasury over the move.

Baroness O’Loan and Francesca Del Mese have been appointed assessors to the inquiry into the murder of the Belfast solicitor in 1989.

The Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage on Friday, with various amendments being debated and possibly voted on.

The National Trust for Scotland is celebrating the reopening of Canna House in the Inner Hebrides, which was home to John ...

The New Forest cicada, Cicadetta montana, was once found across the New Forest but the last confirmed sightings were in the ...