July 12 was the year’s hottest day in Scotland – 32.2C in Aviemore – and Wales, where the temperature reached 33.1C in Bute Park, Cardiff. A week later the UK’s hottest day of the year was recorded at ...

Snow is expected across much of the UK in a chilly start to the new year, forecasters have said. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice across large parts of England and Wales ...

Councillor Jane Meagher, leader of the City of Edinburgh Council, said she would be “surprised” if the so-called tourist tax, which will add 5% to accommodation bills in the city from July, was not ...

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan. The high-powered manoeuvres were aimed at asserting its sovereignty ...

Russian drones have blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa in an overnight ...

A Northern Ireland sculptor is to travel to Italy to take part in a specialist residency that will combine classical stone carving techniques with new robotic technology. John Rainey, originally from ...

Director Spike Lee has remembered The Wire actor Isiah Whitlock Jr as his “dear beloved brother” after his death aged 71. The actor appeared in five films with the US director, including the ...

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued across London by the Met Office. The warning across much of England is in place from midnight on Friday, January 2, 2026, until 12pm on the ...

Evolve Gym in Colindale and South Ruislip, run by Anthony Joshua’s friend who died in a car crash, have had their closure extended.

Camilla was in conversation with John Hunt and his daughter Amy, whose family were murdered at their home last year.

A spokesperson for the charity said on Monday: “The decision to close Primrose Hill on New Year’s Eve was not taken lightly.