Compensation payments will increase up to tenfold from July 2 for problems such as low pressure, disruptions to supply or sewer flooding.

US President Donald Trump said that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. Mr Trump announced the development on ...

The new ‘innovator passport’ will mean technology that has been robustly assessed by one NHS organisation can easily be adopted by others.

Sir Keir Starmer will face a grilling from MPs on Wednesday as he attempts to repair relations with his backbenchers.

The number of NHS operations carried out in private hospitals or clinics has hit a record high, according to new analysis. Data from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) show that ...

Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles setting in among babies and toddlers. Experts said that a child’s ...

Cameras fitted in offenders’ homes and “smell detectors” to catch out drug use in and outside of prison could be introduced as new technology to monitor criminals and curb reoffending. Tech companies ...

Europe sizzled in its first major heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in more than a ...

The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial has said it has reached a verdict on four of five counts against the hip-hop mogul and was unable to reach a decision on the top charge, ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident after West Mercia Police officers attended HMP Stoke Heath.

Former Irish swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in the US on foot of an Irish extradition warrant. Mr Gibney, who had sex offence charges against him dismissed in the 1990s, has lived in ...

More than 165 major international charities and non-governmental organisations called for the disbanding of the Gaza ...