Flood prevention and resilience must be considered in all planning decisions and building standards, the Association of British Insurers said.

The deal will include Minecraft-themed accommodation, retail and restaurants plus a Minecraft-themed ride in the UK and the US.

Neighbours have expressed anger at a Herefordshire hotel bar’s bid to sell alcohol and food and to provide live entertainment until 1am each night.

Sinn Fein has pledged to deliver a mini-budget in its first 100 days of government and “real” cost-of-living measures as it unveiled its election manifesto. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said ...

Just hours later the ex-politicians and pro-democracy activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed the ...

Celebrities including Jeremy Clarkson, who warns the policy is a ‘blunderbuss’ that has hit farmers, joined a rally in Whitehall.

The International Pickleball Federation (IPF) and World Pickleball Federation (WPF) have announced plans to merge, creating a single, ...

Scott Mills has been entertaining radio listeners across the country for decades, from his early days on commercial radio to hosting some of the BBC’s biggest shows. The 51-year-old presenter is to ...

Demonstrators in Abkhazia stormed key government buildings to protest against new measures allowing Russians to buy property ...

All pensioner households in Northern Ireland affected by cuts to winter fuel support are to receive a one-off payment of £100. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the payment would be made before ...

Antony Snook, 45, helped four teenagers kill Mason Rist and Max Dixon in January this year, driving them to and from the scene in Knowle West.

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said responsibilities should be redefined and a new national body set up.