Wes Streeting said the change is being made in recognition of the difficulties young people face if they have grown up in care.

But he suggested that neither side in the almost four-year war is likely to get everything it wants in talks on reaching a ...

Comedian Bob Mortimer has paid tribute to singer Chris Rea following his death at the age of 74, describing his friend as a Middlesbrough-born “legend”. The musician, whose hits include the festive ...

After arranging to meet their targets at home, Rahmat Khan Mohammadi and Mohammed Bilal Hotak took mobile phones and passwords to steal their money.

Narrowboat owners have told of the “scary” moment they watched a boat being swallowed by a large “sinkhole” which breached a canal in Shropshire.

A man has been charged with drugging and raping his ex-wife, while five other men have been charged with sexual offences against the 48-year-old woman.

North Ayrshire's flagship Additional Support Needs school Lockhart Campus staged a special event to celebrate four years of its ...

Stone Roses singer Ian Brown paid tribute to bandmate Gary “Mani” Mounfield as “always a beautiful soul and spirit” as hundreds gathered for the bass player’s funeral.

A major incident was declared after reports of a hole emerging along the Shropshire waterway in the early hours of Monday morning.

Two people lie on the ground looking up at a London skyscraper in the latest artwork thought to be by graffiti artist Banksy. The work shows a child in a beanie hat and wellingtons lying on the floor ...

Some of the biggest names of British 90s music attended Manchester Cathedral on Monday for the funeral of Stone Roses bass player Gary “Mani” Mounfield. Bandmates Ian Brown and John Squire – as well ...

The animal welfare strategy, launched on Monday, includes plans to ban trail hunting, for fear it is being used as cover for chasing live foxes.