Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said a low-pressure system centred on the heart of the UK had brought the strong winds and heavy rain.

Jaideep Barot, the first non-white chairman of an elite independent schools group, has called for greater diversity in educational leadership.

Marcus Trescothick has tipped Jos Buttler to be rejuvenated when he takes back the England white-ball captaincy this winter after an extended lay-off.

British number one Jack Draper has pulled out of this week’s Shanghai Masters through injury. The 22-year-old retired from his quarter-final clash against France’s Ugo Humbert at the Japan Open on ...

A company near York is helping firms, schools and other employers cope with bereavement. Jacqueline Gunn of Pocklington last year launched Workplace Bereavement Advocacy last year, noting a lack of ...

Liz Truss has called it “economic illiteracy” to suggest that Labour having to make cuts and raise taxes is because of her ill-fated mini-budget.

The girl admits stabbing two teachers and another teenager at a school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, but denies attempting to murder them.

The park, in the Highlands, is home to 85 of the UK’s capercaillie population, with only 532 left in the country.

North Yorkshire Police say a green Kawasaki Ninja was stolen from Acomb Wood Drive in Woodthorpe between 11.25am and 11.30am on September 14. A police spokesman said: "The motorcycle was recovered a ...

Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice were paired on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023, and Abbington subsequently complained about his behaviour.

More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta, Georgia, have been told to remain sheltering in place and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive ...

Smoke will be seen billow out of York Minster as part of a training exercise by the emergency services. Firefighters are carrying out the exercise at the historic building from 6pm to 9pm tonight ...