The number of pupils in England off school without permission increased ahead of the Christmas holidays, figures suggest. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows that the unauthorised ...

UPHILL Beach in Weston-super-Mare has re-opened after a sewer pipe failure. Sewage leaked into the sea at a Weston-super-Mare beach last week after a sewer pipe burst due to stormy weather.

Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The session was the legislature’s 13th attempt ...

A celebrity osteopath who has pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism is under further police investigation after the discovery of more recording devices, a court has heard.

To compare the vegan options to regular bacon I just used up some Oakhurst Back Bacon from Aldi that was left in the fridge. As expected the back was deliciously crispy and smoky, making it the ...

Greggs upped the prices on a number of items in July 2024, including a 5p increase on the cost of sausage rolls.

Lawyers for Liz Truss have sent a letter to Sir Keir Starmer about ‘false and defamatory public statements’ made about their client.

Scottish Labour abstaining in the vote on the Scottish Government’s Budget amounts to the “cheapest” deal on the tax and spending plans since devolution, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has ...

Hundreds of schools have been closed across northern Scotland amid a weather warning for snow and ice which has been extended until Friday. The Met Office yellow weather warning covers Aberdeen, ...

The Chancellor has a long-planned trip to China scheduled for this week and Treasury minister Darren Jones described it as ‘important’ to ...

Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been handed a fine after pleading guilty to speeding. The 49-year-old was caught driving his Mini at 95mph on the M4 on June 16 last year near Slough in Berkshire, ...

A planning application to carry out repair works and increase the capacity of the Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare has been submitted.