Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said a low-pressure system centred on the heart of the UK had brought the strong winds and heavy rain.

Jaideep Barot, the first non-white chairman of an elite independent schools group, has called for greater diversity in educational leadership.

A MURDER investigation is underway after a man in his 50s has been found dead in a North Yorkshire town. The county's police say that shortly before 11pm on Sunday (September 30), they got a report of ...

Marcus Trescothick has tipped Jos Buttler to be rejuvenated when he takes back the England white-ball captaincy this winter after an extended lay-off.

British number one Jack Draper has pulled out of this week’s Shanghai Masters through injury. The 22-year-old retired from his quarter-final clash against France’s Ugo Humbert at the Japan Open on ...

A company near York is helping firms, schools and other employers cope with bereavement. Jacqueline Gunn of Pocklington last year launched Workplace Bereavement Advocacy last year, noting a lack of ...

Liz Truss has called it “economic illiteracy” to suggest that Labour having to make cuts and raise taxes is because of her ill-fated mini-budget.

The girl admits stabbing two teachers and another teenager at a school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, but denies attempting to murder them.

North Yorkshire Police say a green Kawasaki Ninja was stolen from Acomb Wood Drive in Woodthorpe between 11.25am and 11.30am on September 14. A police spokesman said: "The motorcycle was recovered a ...

Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice were paired on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023, and Abbington subsequently complained about his behaviour.

More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta, Georgia, have been told to remain sheltering in place and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive ...

The park, in the Highlands, is home to 85 of the UK’s capercaillie population, with only 532 left in the country.