Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

The staff, who provide support for passengers with reduced mobility at Edinburgh Airport, will walk out on several occasions next month.

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Barry Williams, Poundland’s managing director, said sticking to the £1 price point had prevented it from selling products that customers had to visit rival stores to buy. The chain billed the move as ...

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

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Pupils are able to collect their results from schools at around 8am, although times may vary across different schools. Schools will issue their own instructions on how and when to collect your results ...

The former Brazilian president’s intention to flee was revealed in documents found on his phone, federal police said.

The zoo uses non-toxic nail polish in different colours to distinguish the critically endangered hatchlings from each other.

The Office for National Statistics said the borrowing of £1.1 billion is the lowest July figure for three years.

People are being urged to retune their TVs to access 11 channel changes made on August 20 as part of the latest Freeview update.