Wicked and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory were among the inspirations for some of this year’s World Book Day costumes. The international event, now in its 28th year, celebrates reading and books.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is to be acquired by Sycamore Partners as it looks to turn itself around after years of losing money.

An NHS trust is investigating claims that healthcare staff illegally accessed medical records belonging to the Nottingham attack victims. The medical director at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS ...

Officials from around 20 largely European and Commonwealth countries took part in the latest talks about a peacekeeping coalition.

In a separate ruling on Thursday, judges at the top court dismissed jailed pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi’s bid to ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said that despite announcing a record level of sitting days for crown court judges to tackle delays, the “sad reality” is the backlog of cases will “still go up”.

A 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in south London on Tuesday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police said. Police were called at 3.21pm to reports of a shooting in Paradise Road, Stockwell. The ...

Known as Martyn’s Law, the legislation will compel all UK venues that expect 200 or more people to be on site to prepare for the event of a terror attack, such as establishing evacuation plans. It ...

Oakwood Theme Park, in Pembrokeshire, west Wales, announced on Tuesday that it will shut immediately after nearly 40 years.

An autistic schoolgirl was “significantly radicalised” by a neo-Nazi she met online who she professed her love to before she was charged with terrorism offences, an inquest has heard. Chesterfield ...

If you own Premium Bonds or are just curious to see who won the top £1 million prize, look no further. National Savings and Investment (NS&I) has announced the 2025 March winners. Only two lucky ...

A woman is running a marathon to “raise as much money as possible” for the charity that supported her during her battle with anorexia.