Corporation tax accounts for nearly half of Britain’s £46.8 billion tax gap amid a rise in non-compliance from small businesses, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs.

Slane Castle’s Lord Henry Mount Charles has died aged 74. He died late on Wednesday after “a long and valiant” battle with cancer, his family said. He is best known for organising a series of open-air ...

An amber heat-health alert has been issued for all regions in England as the UK could record a new high for the warmest day of the year on Thursday. Eastern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the ...

It is believed the frescoes once decorated at least 20 internal walls of a high-status Roman building between AD 40 and 150.

An amber heat health alert has been issued for London as the capital swelters under soaring temperatures, with highs of 33C expected by Saturday.

A paedophile who encouraged another man to rape and sexually abuse a two-week-old baby has had his sentence extended. Keith Edun, 48, formerly of Strathmore Road in Croydon, was initially given a 13 ...

The animals are a key draw for people embarking on sailings to Norwegian-ruled archipelago Svalbard, as they can be observed in their natural habit.

Friday will be the first time the Bill has been debated and voted on in its entirety since last year’s historic yes vote.

Concerns had been raised the cash from fines on water companies would not be ringfenced for schemes such as river restoration.

Five beaver kits have been born in Cairngorms National Park for the second year in a row – after a 400-year hiatus. The kits have been captured on camera at two separate sites in the park, in the ...

Jon Waring, 57, has already handed in his notice at Devon and Cornwall Police where he has worked as a radio operator for 16 years.