Conservative opposition councillors say an overwhelming number of residents and businesses do not support the 4-day week

The XFG and XFG.3 variants currently account for around 30 percent of Covid-19 cases in England

‘Waltham Forest Council let this man down when he approached it for help,’ a watchdog finds

Skye detected suspicious smells from a locked bike box outside a shop in Whitechapel

Two shots were fired at a home on Priory Road in the market town of Dudley

The bird is now thriving under the care of vets since she was first found weak and underweight

The Princess of Wales reveals the toll cancer takes on family and friends

A warming world is pushing tropical infectious diseases northwards as pathogens thrive in hot and humid conditions

Footage shows Lola Bignell in the Heath Road area of Dartford on Tuesday and appears to show that she has dyed her hair black

In mid-June Yorkshire became the second region in England to move into official drought status after the driest spring in 132 years

Road surfaces can heat to as high as 50C in hot summer weather, causing them to melt

There is thought to be a risk to life because the emergency services are struggling to attend other incidents

Eyewitness children were trapped under tree that fell in Chalkwell Park in Southend, Essex

Temperatures are expected to reach 34C in some parts of the UK