As the first acts on the 2025 Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) programme are announced, festival director Nicola Benedetti said “the toughest battle of all” is innovating while at the same time ...

The poll of 2,000 adults showed that one in two felt an increased risk of homelessness compared with last year.

The Defence Secretary will commit the UK to a “future-facing” defence relationship with Saudi Arabia on his first visit to the country as part of efforts to press for de-escalation in the Middle East.

According to the Lords’ Preterm Birth Committee, children who are born prematurely have a higher risk of life-long conditions such as autism.

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies every year, the Government has announced. The new legislation will require ...

The average property in Britain is valued at 3.8 times the average annual household income, assuming two people working full-time, Zoopla said.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) warned the country is “facing an accident crisis” after data from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland showed a UK-wide rise of 42% ...

Some 155 sites have been added to the at-risk register in 2024, while 124 have been removed after work to conserve them.

The government’s support schemes to protect people and businesses from soaring energy prices were “undoubtedly successful”, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said. The previous government introduced ...

John Lewis has released a memory-strewn tear-jerker, following a woman frantically buying a last-minute gift for her sister, for its highly-anticipated Christmas advert. The Gifting Hour opens with ...

Thirty National Lottery winners from the last three decades enjoyed an “incredible experience” in a shoot by a celebrity British photographer to celebrate the lottery’s 30th birthday. The 30 ...

A voluntary levy on tickets to large concerts at stadiums and arenas should be introduced by 2025 to help fund grassroots venues, the Government has said. Ministers expect the music industry to take ...