A week-long state of emergency was declared for New South Wales because of the extraordinary fire danger.

Prime minister Boris Johnson was accused of doing nothing to help flood victims as he took a break from electioneering...

The ex-justice secretary suggested Conservative supporters should consider ‘lending’ their votes to the Lib Dems.

The shadow foreign secretary has urged Dominic Raab to “withdraw the disgraceful threat… of crippling costs” to the family of...

Opposition leaders have branded the government’s response to the severe flooding hitting parts of the country as “woeful” and accused...

Wage growth also saw a second consecutive month of decline as earnings remained below their pre-financial crisis peak.

Hackers have mounted a “sophisticated and large scale cyber attack” on Labour’s digital platforms, the party has said. A spokesperson...

‘Brexit Bad Boy’ Arron Banks and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage have been at odds over the best way of...

Two cannabis-based medicines have been recommended for use on the NHS for the first time. Epidyolex has been approved for...

Fires in the state’s north-east have razed more than 3,300 square miles of forest and farmland since Friday.

The Conservatives have announced a new railcard giving armed forces veterans a third off the cost of rail travel.

The Green Party co-leader admitted that she ‘occasionally’ flies to visit her son in the United States.

The row over new contracts for workers at supermarket giant Asda could persuade shoppers to go elsewhere, a union has...

The Met Office has warned that rain in parts of the UK could cause difficult driving conditions.

Health secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of “whitesplaining” by Baroness Warsi after he said others in the party “take...

A Labour plan to provide 30 hours per week of free care to all children aged between two and four...

A wealthy company director and two managers have been charged over a mill explosion which killed four people. George Boden,...