Scientists have made an urgent call for research to establish the risks to health and the environment from particles produced by tyres which are the “leading contributor to microplastics”.

Authorities are on high alert following the violence in Amsterdam before and after a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Illegal mining remains common in South Africa’s old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any remaining deposits.

The company said increases to employer taxes would cause ‘significant increased costs for our industry in the near term’.

The royal family has wished the King a happy 76th birthday, with the Prince and Princess of Wales sharing a photo of the relaxed-looking monarch wearing sunglasses and a garland during a recent royal ...

Welwyn Hatfield MP Andrew Lewin on the Pharmacy First scheme, which allows pharmacists to supply prescription-only medicines.

New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations, two weeks after flash floods in the Valencia region ...

Rachel Reeves will tell City chiefs she has a plan to boost the economy with billions in pension investment as she continues to battle criticism over her tax-raising Budget.

Laura Hudson, from Astley in Greater Manchester, first thought something was wrong when she felt a lump in her right breast.

The consumer rights group believes the tech giant has broken competition law by ‘trapping’ people with Apple devices into using its ...

Zoo owners are linking the death of a baby red panda on Bonfire Night to fireworks and have called for tighter regulations. Wildlife conservation charity the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS ...

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into US telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from ...