It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

A ban on developing land reserved for a proposed bridge project cancelled 17 years ago has been withdrawn by the Government. Transport minister Simon Lightwood described the safeguarding direction in ...

A shock 80-1 winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot last summer, the Holy Roman Emperor colt went on to finish second in two French Group Ones before the end of his juvenile campaign and kicked ...

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include Pretty Little Baby, has died at the age of 87. Her death was announced on Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister has welcomed an announcement by the UK Government that it intends to lower the voting age to 16. Ministers are to bring forward a Bill before 2029 which will include ...

The RSPCA has issued a warning to the public as it braces for an "influx" of snake sightings amid warmer weather conditions.

SSE’s hydro generation dropped by about 40 in the three months to June, compared with the same period a year ago.

Senior Costs Judge Jason Rowley said on Thursday he would “recuse” himself from a hearing concerning the amount of legal costs to be paid after Harry sued Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), adding his ...

The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

A man who was jailed on the basis of a corrupt police officer’s evidence has had his name cleared posthumously at the Court of Appeal. Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, had his convictions for theft ...

The Old Bailey, which houses 18 courtrooms, has been affected by floods in the past, as well as plumbing issues dubbed ‘the Great Stink’.

David Loughnane is of the view he is not going to dodge a challenge with Do Bronxs, who runs in the Ire-Incentive – It Pays To Buy Irish Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury on Friday. Owned by Amo Racing, the ...