A 72-year-old woman who joined Namibia’s underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its ...

Ayr Housing Aid Centre (AHAC), in the town's York Street, has been providing free independent housing information, advice, advocacy and engagement services since 1986. The charity had purchased the ...

Free two-hour car parking will remain in Ayr town centre over the festive season to give businesses and shoppers a boost.

Vauxhall owner Stellantis’ decision to close its Luton factory, putting 1,100 jobs at risk, came after Government efforts to save the plant failed.

A man has been arrested by police investigating viral videos of women taken on nights out. The 27-year-old man from Bradford is being questioned after he was arrested on suspicion of stalking and ...

The broadcaster said as many MPs as possible should listen to the arguments for and against changing the law and make their own decision.

Mishal Husain, one of the presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, will be leaving the corporation in the new year. The 51-year-old journalist, also a host of The Today Debate and who fronted ...

Pets at Home reported on Wednesday that pre-tax profits were up 47.3% to £51.1 million for the half-year. It added that profits for the current financial year are due to “grow ...

A mother and son caught in an avalanche in the French Alps while skiing were killed in a “tragic accident”, an inquest has heard. Katharine Vokes, 54, known as Kate, and her 22-year-old son Archie ...

It comes after Lord Patten announced that he would be retiring after more than 20 years in the historic position.

Bus mileage in England remains 11% below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show, as local authorities face severe funding pressures. The total distance travelled by buses in the year to the end of ...

A charity founded by former prime minister Gordon Brown and delivery superpower Amazon is celebrating its three-year ...