Parents will no longer be “hamstrung by rigid school hours”, the Prime Minister has said as 750 schools open new free ...

Cardinals will meet on Tuesday morning for the first time since Pope Francis died to confirm the details of his funeral. The ...

Zak Crawley stood firm as Kent forced a draw with Gloucestershire to stay unbeaten in County Championship Division 2.

There are just a handful of Catholic cardinals across the UK and Ireland, some of whom are expected to cast a vote for the ...

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the announcement showed Labour had ‘buckled’ under pressure from the Conservatives to ...

Francis proclaimed that the tomb should only have “Franciscus” written on it. According to a translation, the Pope only made ...

Francis, who died following a stroke aged 88 on Easter Monday just a day after greeting crowds in Vatican City, drew tributes ...

Strikes are planned at Scottish Water this week after workers “overwhelmingly” rejected a pay offer. Workers represented by GMB Scotland and Unison Scotland will strike on Tuesday and Wednesday as ...

Dartford were knocked off the top of the Isthmian Premier on Monday after a pulsating derby at Cray Wanderers.

Diggers have been cutting down trees and clearing farmland that will have almost 300 homes built on it once plans are ...

A grandmother has told of the terrifying moment she fled her block of flats with others during a “devastating” blaze this ...

An Irish-born cardinal made the announcement to the world that Pope Francis had died. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, 77, confirmed ...