There were around 11,000 fewer pupils in independent schools in January compared with the same point last year, Government figures show.

A free entry family fun day event is set to be held in Kidderminster this weekend. After an incredible event at Kidderminster Carolians in May, Eat Street Repeat are back at Kidderminster Cricket Club ...

Recent rain has stabilised the situation and no hose pipe bans are currently planned but the spectre of drought remains.

China’s proposed “super embassy poses a super risk”, the Tories have claimed as they warned the project risks compromising communications infrastructure serving the City of London. More than a ...

The King was entertained by the singers who performed at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s 2018 wedding as he toured a festival. Charles heard the Kingdom Choir when he arrived at South by SouthWest ...

Political activist Tommy Robinson has opted for a jury trial after denying harassing two journalists through his social media accounts. Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, pleaded ...

Voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat are electing a new MSP following the death earlier this year of Christina McKelvie.

Health experts have sounded the alarm over a potential rise in measles as families take their summer breaks across Europe. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that cases in Europe had reached ...

A stray cat has given the final gift of safety to her kittens before she was killed on a road. Four kittens are now being cared for by an animal charity in Cornwall after she saved three of them – ...

A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife who was stabbed as she pushed their baby in a pram on the street. Kulsuma Akter, 27, died after being stabbed several times in Bradford city ...

Nato defence ministers are set to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a US push to ramp ...

The figures come as the Government announced plans to expand free lunches to all pupils in families that claim universal credit from September 2026.