Dog owners have been warned that pavements could reach 50C during a 30C heatwave, while artificial grass could get as hot as 65C.

It hopes to start supplying energy to homes and businesses in England, Scotland and Wales as soon as next year.

An Emmerdale star, who has been on the ITV show for 19 years, has confirmed that she will be taking a break to focus on a new chapter in her life.

Ministers are considering cutting the drink-drive limit in England and Wales and introducing mandatory eye tests for older drivers.

The former first minister of Scotland has recalled being hit by a ‘wave of grief’ after hearing of his death in October last year.

Biddy Baxter, the pioneering television producer who transformed Blue Peter into a national institution, has died aged 92, the BBC said. Born Joan Maureen Baxter in Leicester to Bryan Reginald Baxter ...