Firefighters were scrambled to the Rivington Belmont area just after 8pm after receiving a number of phone calls from members of the public. A number of roads have been closed off and the fire service ...

Fewer households also believe the amount water companies charge is fair, according to the annual Consumer Council for Water survey.

Counter-terrorism officers are working ‘at pace’ to establish the cause of the fires and ‘any potential motivation’, Scotland Yard said.

New project is the largest so far in a £38 million programme by the Wildlife Trusts and Aviva to revive the vanishing habitat.

The National Audit Office identified problems at UK Research and Innovation, an arm’s length body considered key to Government priorities.

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney said some victims of rape and sexual assault had been charged up to £22,000 for the transcripts.

An AI tool called Consult has been tested as a way of speeding up the analysis of public responses to consultations.

The Royal Society for Public Health found that 53 of the public said their local high street did not have enough shops selling healthy food.

Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Belle and Sebastian, will join campaigners to call for urgent action on ME (Myalgic encephalomyelitis). He and other people with the condition, which is also known ...