Almost 290,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved in 2024-25, according to House of Commons library analysis. The figures showed 55.5% of investigations in England and Wales failed to identify a suspect, ...

Thousands more people in England have been referred for liver cancer checks thanks to the expansion of an NHS scheme that sends scanning trucks into the community. The on-the-spot scans offered by the ...

Two-thirds (66%) of electric vehicle (EV) drivers have had to wait more than 10 minutes at a public charging station for an available device, a new survey suggests. Direct Line Motor Insurance, which ...

Some 70% of UK consumers have received a scam message that appeared to come from a trusted source such as a delivery company, bank or government body, according to a survey. More than half of those ...

Thousands of pensioners have claimed back more than £10,000 after being overcharged tax on their pension withdrawals, new analysis shows. A handful of people in the UK were given a refund worth more ...

The issue is top of voters’ concerns but there is little support for Sir Keir Starmer’s approach, a poll has suggested.

Party vibes are set to intensify on Monday as revellers flock to the Notting Hill Carnival for its final day. Colourful costumes, dancing and music filled the streets of west London for Europe’s ...

A series of nationwide strikes by bus drivers is being threatened in disputes over pay and conditions. Around 7,500 members of Unite are either striking or balloting to take industrial action in areas ...

A £1.5 million government investment will help build two indoor cricket domes to allow the sport to be played all year round. The domes, in Luton, Bedfordshire and Farington, Lancashire, are intended ...

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Richard Thompson said the domes would be “transformative” for their communities and “they are an important part of our plans to break down barriers and ...