The species has been reintroduced to southern England and can thrive in urban areas as well as natural landscapes, experts say.

Weather warnings are coming into force with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption. A yellow warning for wind has been issued for northern parts of the UK from 6am on Monday to 6am on ...

Scots are being urged to stay indoors as Storm Floris approaches. Much of Scotland will be battered by heavy rain and winds of up to 85mph, the Met Office warned as it upgraded warnings to amber. The ...

A vaccine for gonorrhoea is now available at sexual health clinics in England as part of a world-first scheme. The vaccination programme is expected to save the NHS £7.9 million over the next decade ...

Jess Phillips, the Home Office minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, condemned the Reform leader.

The Home Office is giving £100 million of extra funding to support the pilot of the new “one in, one out” returns agreement between the UK and France and other efforts to crack down on small boat ...

England need 35 runs on day five against India, with four wickets standing including that of the stricken Woakes.

Aquiles Cubillos, the lead prosecutor in Chile’s O’Higgins region, said the body of Moises Pavez, the last miner to remain missing, was found at 3.30pm local time by rescue teams. They had drilled ...

A protest and counter-protest also took place outside the New Bridge Hotel in Newcastle and four people were arrested on suspicion of public order offences, Northumbria Police said. Scotland Yard said ...

The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the death of a man who was found unresponsive in police custody. Ellis Rocks was detained by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers at the ...

Two men have been charged in connection with disorder outside a migrant hotel. It brings the total number of people charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after protests in Epping, Essex, to ...

Japan’s Miyu Yamashita held off a strong challenge from Charley Hull to win the AIG Women’s Open by two shots on Sunday. Yamashita, who began the day leading by one from Kim A-lim, carded a steady ...