NHS pre-diabetes clinics for children are to be set up after a “landmark” study confirmed the feasibility of using finger-prick blood test as a screening tool to spot the disease before symptoms arise ...

A new set of stamps and co-ordinated nose drop events will mark the 50th anniversary of the first commercial Concorde flights. The Royal Mail said it has produced 12 stamps which pay tribute to the ...

Attempts to cheat on driving tests in Britain increased by 47% in a year, an investigation has found, sparking concerns about road safety. Some 2,844 cases were recorded in the year to the end of ...

Homeowners will be able to access low and zero-interest loans to install solar panels, heat pumps and batteries under a flagship energy upgrades scheme. Low-income households and fuel-poor families ...

Donald Trump has questioned whether Nato would come to the “rescue” of the US but played down the fallout from a rift with Europe over his plans to take control of Greenland. The US president also ...

A Holocaust survivor has said the state of the world is “terrifying” and called for people to stand up to violence and bullying. Joanna Millan, born Bela Rosenthal, was deported with her mother to the ...

William and Kate were visiting Radical Weavers, a charity offering the opportunity to learn traditional Scottish tartan-weaving skills.

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei will lead the spring exhibitions at Aviva Studios in Manchester this year, marking his first major show in the north of England.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) states on its website that the nuclear warheads in Trident missiles are made in the UK. “Warhead design and manufacture is carried out at AWE Nuclear Security ...

Ministers have approved a new Chinese embassy in London despite intelligence agencies saying they cannot eliminate the risks to national security. Local Government Secretary Steve Reed approved plans ...

The prospect of Vladimir Putin sitting on the so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza is concerning, Downing Street has said, indicating Sir Keir Starmer is still considering whether to join Donald ...

The jury selection process ahead of an inquest into the death of Belfast school boy Noah Donohoe is to continue into a third day. The 14-year-old was found dead in a storm drain in the Northern ...