Savings giant NS&I is chopping the Premium Bonds prize fund rate from August, with fewer chances to win some big pots of money. The prize fund rate will reduce to 3.60% from the August draw, down from ...

A police force which was repeatedly in contact with the killers of a nine-year-old boy who was assaulted, beaten and murdered in the family home did not sufficiently train officers to identify child ...

Israel and Iran must “get back” to the fragile ceasefire brokered overnight, Sir Keir Starmer said, amid a fresh exchange of hostilities in the Middle East. The two warring nations had signed up to a ...

An EastEnders icon has been rushed to hospital after collapsing twice on the BBC show. Elaine Peacock, who is currently played by Harriet Thorpe, has suffered a major health scare after a series of ...

The UK population is projected to grow at a slower rate than previously stated, because of a sharp drop in the estimated level of migration. Initial figures published in January by the Office for ...

Lidl has launched an urgent recall for a popular air fryer, warning that it could be a “fire hazard”. The discount supermarket chain has shared a recall notice for the Tower eight litre dual basket ...

Surimi has been a staple of Japanese cuisine for over 1000 years. The origin of surimi dates back to at least the 8th century Heian period in the form of Kamaboko. Being an island nation, Japan's ...

Scottish actor Brian Cox is to go on tour with a one-man show, visiting venues around the UK and Ireland. The 18-date tour – It’s All About Me! – will see the Succession star appear at Northampton’s ...

Victims of the Omagh bombing intend to use a public inquiry to “heap shame” on the Irish Government for its failings over the atrocity, a barrister has said. The inquiry also heard that victims are ...

A man who described himself as the “Kardashian of Cheshire” has pleaded guilty to fraud after conning people out of thousands of pounds he claimed was for luxury handbags. Jack Watkin, 26, pleaded ...

More changeable weather is expected this week with some showers, before temperatures are set to rise at the weekend, the Met Office said.

Kulsuma Akter was killed by her husband Habibur Masum after he confronted her in the street in Bradford while she was pushing their baby in a pram.