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

The majority of young adults in the UK are “concerned” about the state of the nation’s democracy, a survey has found. The UK Youth Poll survey saw more than 2,000 people aged 16 to 29 questioned about ...

A Ukrainian forced to flee to the UK by constant Russian bombardment has launched a boxing academy to provide joy and self-confidence for young people in his new home city.

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 ...

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 ...

The maximum possible wait time for a test is 24 weeks, which 183 test centres currently have. In comparison to last year, this has almost doubled from 94 test centres with that wait time. The DVSA's ...

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 ...

A gender gap in barriers to cycling has widened in the past seven years, a new survey suggests. Cycling UK, the charity which commissioned the poll of 2,204 UK adults, said infrastructure investment ...

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

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.

Car tax rule changes could “undermine consumer confidence” in electric vehicles (EVs) – despite them remaining cheaper to own than petrol models, according to new research.

Healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.