Turkmenistan creates new national holiday to celebrate dog breed

Turkmenistan has created a new national holiday to honour its native dog breed the alabay.

Ex-Post Office chief quits retailer boardroom roles as sub-postmasters have convictions overturned

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has quit boardroom positions at retailers Morrisons and Dunelm as well as her role as a Church of England minister after a major miscarriage of justice.

Nomadland sweeps the Oscars – with big wins for British stars Daniel Kaluuya and Emerald Fennell

Nomadland has swept the Oscars with wins for directing and its lead Frances McDormand as well as best film - with British stars Daniel Kaluuya and Emerald Fennell also among the winners.

Deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth and Carrier Strike Group will ‘fly flag for Global Britain’

HMS Queen Elizabeth will depart for its first operational deployment next month in a mission that will "fly the flag for Global Britain".

Ex-Post Office chief Vennells quits Morrisons and Dunelm boards

Paula Vennells, the ex-Post Office chief executive, is quitting the boards of two major retailers days after her former employer was found culpable over one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British legal...

Pub pints, museum visits and car boot sales are back as COVID restrictions ease in Scotland and Wales

Restrictions are easing in Scotland and Wales today, with retail and hospitality the main sectors to benefit.

Police launch knife crime crackdown as four boys arrested over stabbing of two girls

Four teenage boys have been arrested after two girls were stabbed in south London.

‘Pink supermoon’ to light up UK skies this week – here’s the best time to see it (with one catch)

A bigger and brighter "pink supermoon" will be seen in the night sky this week, but there's one catch - the moon won't actually be pink.