Driving test waiting times in Britain have reached a record high, new research has revealed. The average waiting time to book a practical test was 20 weeks in February, up from 14 weeks a year earlier ...

The projects comes as part of the Government’s £2.65 billion investment to protect homes and businesses from flooding.

Ireland’s deputy premier is to appeal for “calm” and “measured” EU co-operation ahead of a major tariff announcement by US President Donald Trump expected on Wednesday. Tanaiste Simon Harris is due to ...

World Cup-winning former footballer Cesc Fabregas and Google DeepMind co-founder Sir Demis Hassabis have been added to the line-up for the SXSW (South By Southwest) London conference.

The device, known as N-Tidal Diagnose, uses carbon dioxide sensors to measure changes in a patient’s lung function with results given in minutes.

A British explorer has become the first woman to solo traverse across Canada’s freezing Baffin Island a day earlier than expected. Camilla Hempleman-Adams battled temperatures as low as minus 40C and ...

Melanie Roberts said she worried about internet and mobile bill increases, as she relied on these services to continue to work and speak to family.

Employers should give workers time off to attend potentially lifesaving cancer screening, the outgoing head of the NHS has said. Amanda Pritchard, who ends her tenure as NHS England chief executive on ...

The 92-ft Spectrum is a two-stage launch vehicle specifically designed to put small and medium satellites into orbit.

Iran’s president has rejected direct negotiations with the US over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme, in Tehran’s first ...

Citizens Advice said those on the lowest incomes were ‘already stretched to breaking point’ even before ‘awful April’ bill rises take effect.