Britons survived sweltering temperatures during the days of empire, a Tory former minister has said as he cautioned against taking the threat of extreme heat “overseriously”.

Record numbers of hen harriers have been killed or gone missing under suspicious circumstances in the last five years, according to the RSPB.

Police have praised the bravery of members of the public and emergency services who helped rescue some of the students and the driver who were trapped on board the Bluestar bus following the accident ...

Tory MSP Rachael Hamilton quoted one Scot as saying people are ‘scared, attacked and traumatised’ by the birds.

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been charged with drink driving after a car left a West Berkshire road and crashed into a tree.

Levels of mental health are “deteriorating”, leading charities have warned, as a survey suggests one in four young adults in England suffer from conditions such as anxiety and depression.