MPs heard the Conservatives ‘mothballed’ part of the scheme after scrapping plans to build a high-speed line between Birmingham and Manchester.

Large parts of the UK continue to face yellow weather warnings for snow and ice on Thursday, with another ‘very cold night’ expected.

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg will be supervised for a year as an alternative to jail after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. He pleaded guilty to ...

Lauren Laverne is stepping down from the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years of presenting the programme, after having a “tricky time” last year due to her cancer diagnosis.

ED McGinty has left Oxford United to join Shamrock Rovers on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old goalkeeper joined United from League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo ...

Andrew Snowden argued the number of people being charged with drug-driving could be increased with the use of new technology.

The prince issued rare written words expressing his love for the princess on the day she turned 43 after her cancer diagnosis last year.