Less than 10% of the green belt will be released for development under the Government’s changes to planning rules, a minister has said. Under plans announced earlier in December, the Government ...

Actress and model Cara Delevingne plays Sir Elton John in a new video for his classic festive song Step Into Christmas. The video is a reimagining of behind the scenes of the original version, which ...

Freshly-anointed Sports Personality of the Year Keely Hodgkinson has revealed she will attempt to break the world 800 metres short-track record at a new ‘Keely Klassic’ event on February 15. In a ...

The Government is considering taking over responsibility from the Post Office for redress schemes for subpostmasters impacted by the Horizon scandal, a minister has said. Business minister Gareth ...

Double lock’ was used to uprate state benefits for older people due to market volatility caused by Covid-19, lockdown and furlough scheme.

The Mexican finished a whopping 285 points behind team-mate Max Verstappen as Red Bull surrendered their constructors’ ...

Mark Portelli, who serves with Dorset Police, was found guilty of using threatening or abusive words likely to cause alarm or distress.

Urban and rural councils have warned that the increase in funding next year announced by the Government will not relieve acute pressures on local services. Changes to the draft local government ...

The Cats Protection charity is highlighting a number of cats who are looking to find new homes from its branches around Essex. They have four branches based in the county as well as the Essex Cat ...

The Duke of York has pulled out of the royal family’s traditional pre-Christmas lunch as he continues to be dogged by his links to an alleged Chinese spy. Andrew has decided not to attend the ...

Technology minister Chris Bryant read out lines from a fake Adele song to demonstrate how AI bots use existing material without paying artists.

Gloucester City want to make a difference in deprived areas of their community after receiving a cash boost from a groundbreaking initiative.