Andy Burnham’s decision to pause the plan for the early release of prisoners is a “good start” but “not enough”, the mother of police officer Andrew Harper has said. Under the new Sentencing Act set ...

The UK’s new Energy Secretary held “constructive” talks with industry leaders as she visited Aberdeen just days after being appointed to the role. Miatta Fahnbulleh took over from Ed Miliband when ...

A patient has become the first teenager in the UK to have a pain-relieving implant fitted to his spinal cord to ease an agonising condition. For five years Ralph Seed, 18, has suffered from complex ...

RTÉ northern editor Vincent Kearney said there was no way he was the only journalist in Northern Ireland being targeted in this fashion.

The 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon on ...

Car boot sale at Symondsbury Cricket Club on Sunday 30 August, 7am–1pm. No booking needed. Entry from £7. Refreshments available. Call ...

A café and restaurant in Bridport have ranked highly in a prestigious guide showcasing the hard work they do in the community ...

Concerns over management and allegations of bullying within HM Coastguard are mounting despite a government U-turn on plans to cut ...

The Conservative leader said the lack of business experience in the Prime Minister’s new Cabinet was ‘terrifying’.

Actor Iain Robertson has been sentenced to nine years in jail for raping one woman and assaulting two others. The former River City star was convicted last month of a total of five offences against ...

Emergency services are currently dealing with a fire at Whitchurch Canonicorum. Crews from Bridport and Charmouth fire stations are in attendance at a large barn fire in the area. Huge plumes of smoke ...

Trade unions cautioned Nestle and private equity firm Platinum Equity against changes to workers’ rights or jobs after the deal.