Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City. Mr Mamdani defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa. He will replace Mayor Eric ...

The Prince of Wales’s Earthshot Prize will award five winners £1 million at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Kylie Minogue and Canadian singer Shawn Mendes are among the global stars who ...

Brighter vehicle headlights are more likely to cause glare for drivers of oncoming cars, a Government-commissioned study has found. Consultancy TRL, which conducted the research, said it shows vehicle ...

Firefighters are calling for urgent government funding for the fire and rescue service as it prepares to tackle Bonfire Night incidents. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said there had been a huge ...

Government announces the location of the second of three forests promised in Labour manifesto, as part of £1 billion commitment to tree planting.

Poets going into schools can help teach children about climate change without making them feel “guilty or responsible”, author Michael Rosen has said. Rosen has said he would like to see positive ...

The economic think tank said the Chancellor needed to make ‘brave choices’ at the upcoming November 26 Budget.

Patient leaders have called on the NHS to become “more visible” on online platforms after a new poll revealed how many people turn to social media and AI chatbots for health advice. The new survey ...

Initial inquiries by a national taskforce suggest available lines of inquiry were not pursued in some sex abuse gang cases.

Royal Society assessment says solar radiation modification techniques could reduce global temperatures if done in a globally coordinated way.

The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the ...

The Science and Technology Committee said Britain should be ‘rolling out the red carpet rather than red tape’ for highly skilled professionals.