‘Shockingly bad’: Businesses condemn timing of introduction of Birmingham clean air zone

Business owners in Birmingham say the timing of the introduction of a clean air zone in the city is "shockingly bad" as they struggle to encourage customers back after a year of lockdowns.

Changes to whiplash claims process will ‘put an end to greedy opportunism’

The cost of a typical annual car insurance policy could fall by around £35, thanks to new rules on whiplash.

Hundreds of vehicles join convoy in memory of toddler killed in Lancashire explosion

Hundreds of vehicles have driven in convoy along the Morecambe Promenade in memory of a toddler killed by a gas explosion.

‘About 200’ children abducted after school ambushed by gunmen on motorbikes in Nigeria

Armed men on motorcycles have kidnapped a large number of children following the ambush of a school in Nigeria.

‘About 200’ children abducted after school ambushed by gunmen on motorbikes in Nigeria

Armed men on motorcycles have kidnapped a large number of children following the ambush of a school in Nigeria.

Pregnant woman and unborn baby die after being hit by car in Northampton

A pregnant woman and her unborn child have died after being hit by a car in a town centre.

Tarzan star Joe Lara dies aged 58 in Tennessee plane crash

Actor Joe Lara - best known for starring in the TV series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures - has been killed in a plane crash in Tennessee.

‘Revolution’ needed in UK government after COVID, former civil service chief says

The UK's coronavirus failures have revealed the need for a "revolution in the way we run this country", a former head of the civil service has said.