The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat on ...

It is estimated that up to two-fifths of A&E attendances are avoidable or could be better treated elsewhere, according to NHS England.

MPs will take part in a vote this week on whether to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people after a row over ministerial criticism of the Bill deepened on Sunday. Labour backbencher Kim ...

True crime documentary series 24 Hours In Police Custody is set to return with the story of a man and a woman who faced a series of anonymous online messages, which escalated into death threats and ...

British spies will seek to counter the threat of Russian cyber warfare with a new laboratory for artificial intelligence, a minister will announce, as he insists Vladimir Putin will fail to deter ...

Households using heat pumps use only half the amount of imported energy as those with gas boilers, new analysis has found.

The King’s country estate Highgrove has been decorated for Christmas, with a sweet nod to the Queen’s beloved dog Beth. Among the tree ornaments is an embroidered motif of the Jack Russell, who had to ...

A six-year-old Harry Potter enthusiast who was given a wand by a kind stranger after losing his has said he feels “like a wizard now”. Richard Brown saved up pocket money he got from completing chores ...

Hundreds of properties have been flooded, roads were turned into rivers and winds of up to 82mph were recorded during Storm Bert.

Booking.com predicts there will be a rise in so-called noctourism next year, with more travellers seeking night-time experiences and cooler climates.

Upgrades to Openreach’s ultrafast full fibre broadband could deliver a £66 billion boost to the UK economy in the next few years, research suggests. The upgrade is expected to drive productivity gains ...

Make UK said its study found that AI is increasingly being used across manufacturing, with benefits including increased efficiency and productivity. One in four of the 150 companies surveyed said they ...