Scientist issues blood pressure warning for popular children’s drinks

Dietary habits in early life can have lasting health consequences, says senior study author

Nigel Farage is battling 33 candidates, including Count Binface, in the Clacton by-election amid a sleaze scandal

A 14-year-old boy is “assisting officers with their inquiries” after a hoax threat was made to an aircraft heading to Manchester Airport.

Greater Manchester will elect Andy Burnham’s successor as mayor next week, but what can the prime minister expect from the first electoral test for his Labour Party? Dan Haygarth finds out

Firefighters were faced with a ‘large and rapidly developing’ blaze

This quintessential village has become ‘Blackpool-on-the-Water’, one local resident tells Jacqui Merrington, as daytrippers swarm the village without contributing to the local economy

This quintessential village has become ‘Blackpool-on-the-Water’, one local resident tells Jacqui Merrington as daytrippers swarm the village without contributing to the local economy

This quintessential village has become ‘Blackpool-on-the-Water’, one local resident tells Jacqui Merrington, as daytrippers swarm the village without contributing to the local economy

The three heatwaves seen so far this summer have had a lasting impact across farming, wildlife, health, and more – and the Met Office warns this is the new normal

Britain continues to swelter amid a record-breaking summer

The peer was a minister in both Labour and Conservative governments

Long-awaited rainfall this weekend will be followed by more hot weather, forecasters say

Secret networks of sadistic teenage boys are luring their targets to Discord and Telegram. Neither platform is included in the government’s proposed social media ban for under 16s, as Nicole Wootton-Cane reports

Yellow heat health alerts have been issued across parts of the country from Friday to Sunday

Secret networks of sadistic teenage boys are luring their targets to Discord and Telegram. Neither platform is included in the government’s proposed social media ban for under 16s, as Nicole Wootton-Cane reports

Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister saw him appoint a very northern cabinet and ended with his first meeting at his Manchester outpost. Dan Haygarth hears from allies about what this means for the future of his government

Our community says the 20 per cent business rates cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues doesn’t go far enough to offset soaring costs, with some accusing the new prime minister of offering little more than a gesture

The prime minister said an election would distract from the ‘essential work’ needed to carry out Labour’s promises

It is the seventh such operation in London this year, with five more scheduled through the summer

Locals said an explosion shook houses in the area

It comes amid warnings that changing weather conditions have contributed to the increasingly unpredictable behaviour of the blaze

The accused, who was the driver of the car, is due to appear before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening

A number of officers entered the water after the boat crashed in the Thames

Locals said an explosion shook houses in the area

The athlete was among 10 people who appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday accused of being part of an organised crime group linked to a scam

Tom Christopher has said he doesn’t have the money to pay a fly-tipping fine

Bernadin Dedic travelled to his native Bosnia and refused to return to Britain to face his trial

Sarah’s Trust announced it would close ‘for the foreseeable future’ daysafter new revelations emerged about her friendship with Epstein

The accused, who was the driver of the car, is due to appear before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening

Emergency services are responding to the incident