Known for Orangeboy, Lawrence will take on the prestigious role as the foremost representative of children’s literature.

The checks will involve a ‘frictionless, document-free assessment’, with no impact on a customer’s credit score, the Gambling Commission said.

Ever wanted to get some washing done while, at the same time, enjoying a drink and some food? Well, now you can do just that at one North Wales pub.

A drinking cup that belonged to Robert Burns has returned from Australia to go on show at the farmhouse where the poet is thought to have used it more than 200 years ago. The cup was owned by the ...

The Reform UK leader is under pressure following reports that a long-term ally funded security and staffing in the year before he was elected.

The 57-year-old will speak at the festival on August 27, which will see him ‘reflect on his first few months leading the BBC’.

Presumptive prime minister Andy Burnham “must not repeat the mistakes of his predecessors” on Scottish independence, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said. The former Greater Manchester mayor is ...

The attack on Tuesday morning was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.

The seven-month-old capybara had quickly become a much-loved member of the Welsh Mountain Zoo family after arriving earlier this year.

If Andy Burnham is a “prime minister-in-waiting” he must answer questions from MPs before they leave Parliament for the summer, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader insisted that “silly ...

The OBR set out the findings from a series of forecasts in the latest annual fiscal risks and sustainability report.