GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by two points in October – although it still languishes at minus 17.

Ireland uses a system of transferable votes in elections but – with only three candidates on the ballot – there can only be a maximum of two counts. If the gap between Ms Humphreys and Ms Connolly ...

Votes are being counted in the crucial Caerphilly Welsh Parliament by-election after weeks of fierce campaigning by parties hoping to win the Welsh Parliament constituency from Labour. Labour has led ...

Met Office research finds laundry is the top reason Brits check the weather forecast, as new WeatherReady campaign urges wider awareness of ...

Plaid Cymru has defeated Reform UK in a fiercely-fought Welsh Parliament by-election, with defending party Labour trailing in third. Nigel Farage’s party was hoping to win its first seat at the ballot ...

A FRUIT farm near Bridport which has been growing apples and pears for more than 70 years has celebrated its largest harvest ...

The SNP’s Westminster leader and Aberdeen South MP has urged the Government to act “swiftly” on the issue as the scandal surrounding Andrew’s friendship with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and ...

Former Manchester United team-mate Phil Bardsley knocked out Rooney after an impromptu sparring match in the kitchen went wrong following an afternoon at the pub. A video of Rooney hitting the deck ...

A new development, ‘The Hollies,’ will replace the complex with building work being undertaken by local contractors CG Fry and Son. A large blue fence has been put in place along the main road to ...

On Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced an additional £10 million in security funding to protect Muslim communities from hate crimes.

Ministers have not provided evidence economic growth from expanding airports provides enough benefit to outweigh environmental harm, a report says.

Manchester United’s all-time top scorer and England’s most capped outfield men’s player enters his forties on Friday.