Man charged with 56 sexual offences against ex-wife - as five other men also charged

Rachel Reeves's spring budget date is revealed

David Walliams removed from children's book festival line-up

Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea dies

New Uber-backed driverless taxis to hit UK streets in 2026

Britons are less well off than they were in 2019 - and these figures show it

'A beautiful human being': Stars gather for Mani's funeral

Two men jailed for raping teenage girl in Rotherham

Major incident declared as sinkhole drains canal and swallows narrowboats

The celebrities and notable figures we said goodbye to this year

The UK town where 6 out of 7 children grow up in poverty - and live in fear of homelessness

Home secretary threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries as part of radical asylum reforms

Drone footage shows scale of 'revolting' 60m-long mountain of waste next to river

'Deep sadness' as extensive search off Ireland's coast for missing sailor linked to Navy ends

'Deep sadness' as extensive search off Ireland's coast for missing Navy crew member ends

Labour MPs will be deeply uncomfortable with home secretary's approach to asylum reforms

Woman, 20, dies while kayaking in River Tees

Changes needed to fix 'broken system', as illegal migration 'creating division across our country', says home secretary

Temperatures fall to -7C in coldest night since March - with risk of snow and ice this week

Temperatures could fall to -7C as cold snap follows Storm Claudia