Why should beachgoers avoid feeding seagulls?

A council is urging holidaymakers to refrain from giving the birds scraps as the food can harm them.

Axel Rudakubana has been assessed by psychologists who have concluded he cannot be safely treated in prison

Andy Burnham has promised to make tackling rough sleeping a priority for his government, but how did he tackle the problem as Greater Manchester mayor?

Fears businesses could close before rates relief come into force as PM warned plan is a ‘drop in the ocean’

Angela Rayner has defended not returning a nearly £17,000 severance payment she received when she resigned from government in 2025, after returning to cabinet as Andy Burnham’s Housing Secretary.

The one-off Sportster features a completely bespoke livery inspired by Keegan’s time at Newcastle United

The family said a seven-year-old boy remains in ‘serious condition’ in hospital

His death was not treated as suspicious at the time, with the cause recorded as a brain haemorrhage

Millionaires in the UK and US are asking to pay their share by taxing wealth to raise money

Effects of GBL include memory loss, leading to it being known as a ‘date rape drug’

Sir Mark Rowley said rival cities and hostile states are amplifying social media posts that portray the capital as dangerous

Councils have been accused of a ‘failure of delivery’ over government-backed summer holiday scheme

Man City top the table of football-related arrests last year

North Wales has seen less than 2 per cent of expected rainfall for the month and has endured several wildfires

Back-to-back heatwaves have taken a toll on the UK’s green spaces and farmland

Thousands of people boycott stores over ‘broken promise’ to end use of birds that suffer chronic pain and heart failure

‘No prisoners will be let out under this policy until we have conducted an urgent review’, the new prime minister said

Domestic abuse incidents hit a record high during this year’s World Cup, compared to previous similar tournaments

Sir Sadiq Khan said phone thefts halved in the West End alone

NRW, the Welsh Government’s environmental agency, said the decision to trigger drought status follows continued hot, dry weather over recent weeks

Widow of police officer killed while responding to quad bike theft described plan to release prisoners as ‘deplorable’

The family said a seven-year-old boy remains in ‘serious condition’ in hospital

Celebrity chef and publican Tom Kerridge warned the cuts to VAT ‘doesn't really make a difference’

Pub and bar giant Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reported a slump in food sales recently, attributing the decline to hot summer weather.

Police have uncovered nine victims of PC Alan Greer during a ‘large and complex’ investigation

Celebrity chef and publican Tom Kerridge warned the cuts to VAT ‘doesn't really make a difference’

After two separate near-death experiences, a Lincolnshire couple have won £333,333

Fears businesses could close before rates relief come into force as PM warned plan is a ‘drop in the ocean’

The Conservative leader said the lack of business experience in the Prime Minister’s new Cabinet was ‘terrifying’.

Sir Stephen Watson said he was ‘deeply sorry’ for the failure to examine Al-Shamie’s devices that would have revealed his extremist views