JK Rowling has revealed that she turned down two offers of a peerage following Kemi Badenoch publicly saying she would appoint the author to the House of Lords.

Thousands of Liam Payne fans have tearfully remembered the late One Direction singer at memorial events in the UK and many other parts of the world.

More than one in 20 people in Bracknell Forest were in contact with mental health services last year, new figures suggest.

Cotswold Wildlife Park has successfully bred one of the most endangered lemurs in Madagascar. The as-yet-unsexed and unnamed youngster was born to breeding male Raphael and female Bijou at Cotswold ...

Security forces detained the man on Saturday in Bernau, just outside Berlin, and searched his home there, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said.

The Health Secretary has said offering weight loss jabs to unemployed obese people is not “dystopian”. Wes Streeting said a trial to test if anti-obesity injections can increase employment and ease ...

The NHS will not be fixed in a single Budget, the Health Secretary warned as he suggested hospitals will have to “play ball” on reform to benefit from extra funding. Wes Streeting confirmed on Sunday ...

Police said a second person has been taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries following the incident in Cleat Hill, Bedford.

The King, who attended commemorations marking the 150th anniversary of the Legislative Council in 1974, said in a speech to guests: “Democratic systems must evolve, of course, to remain fit for ...

The presidential election and referendum are taking place amid ongoing allegations that Russia has tried to undermine the electoral process.

Storm Ashley has caused travel disruption as high winds and rain batter the UK. Heavy rain and 80mph winds are predicted in places, with the first named storm of the season “likely” to bring a threat ...