A total of 1,641 council seats are up for grabs across 23 local authorities, while four regional mayors and two local mayors will be elected. A parliamentary by-election is also taking place to choose ...

The Royal Mint is launching commemorative coins to honour VE Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The VE Day 50p coin design features a dove of peace and the design ...

The 50p coin design, available to buy from Thursday, features a dove of peace and the inscription ‘In peace goodwill’.

Together Coalition, which organises the VE Mail programme, said more than 1,300 schools and youth organisations had requested a letter from ...

The US and Ukrainian presidents were pictured in discussion at the Vatican over the weekend, having both travelled for Pope Francis’s funeral.

From Next and Morrisons to Barclays and JD Wetherspoon - here is a full list of all the major high street stores closing in May 2025.

Half of adults in relationships admit to cheating - by watching a series without their partner knowing. A poll of 2,000 coupled-up telly lovers revealed 86 per cent of 'cheats' have had to rewatch a ...

A 99-year-old RAF veteran said he will be remembering friends “who didn’t make it like I did” through the Second World War on VE Day. Dennis Bishop, a former leading aircraftsman who saw active ...

The leader of the conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, was canvassing for the local elections in Hertfordshire this afternoon.

More than a third of women have experienced gender discrimination while running their business. A poll of 500 female small business owners found 35 per cent have faced biased behaviour at work, with ...

Venues in England and Wales which usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving for an extra two hours on Thursday May 8.

Richard Satchwell, 58, from Grattan Street in Youghal, Co Cork, denies murdering his wife Tina Satchwell at the home they shared in March 2017.