The government proposal seeks to clear forests for in order to produce bioethanol from sugarcane and food crops.

Israel has struck tents outside two major hospitals in the Gaza Strip overnight, killing at least two people, including a ...

The newly installed statue in Newbury, Berkshire, was damaged on March 2 when two Royal Air Force engineers broke it after a night out.

Applied Nutrition has said it could move the production of some of its products to the US to avoid future tariff costs as the brand revealed higher sales on the back of surging demand in the UK.

An inquiry into the Southport murders has formally begun its work looking at how to learn lessons from the attack, the Home Secretary has said. Yvette Cooper announced the start of the two-phase ...

Here, the PA news agency looks at what the recent turmoil means for households whose finances may have been affected.

THE success of toad rescue patrols in the Otley area has been repeated this spring. For hundreds of years the onset of warmer weather has resulted in hundreds of toads leaving hibernation at dusk and ...

Firefighters remain at the scene of a wildfire which has been burning since Thursday, although progress has been made in bringing it under control. The blaze began in the Glen Trool area of the ...

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov had tried to make contact with the Sentinelese tribe, who have been known to attack and kill outsiders.

The former England and Newcastle United footballer is aiming for more funds to keep an activity centre running.

A 13-year-old girl charged with murder and arson has been further remanded into youth detention after appearing before a Crown Court judge. The teenager, who cannot be named because of her age, was ...

Full list of DWP and HMRC payments which may land early in bank accounts next week, including Child Benefit, Universal Credit, State Pension and PIP ...