People were evacuated from surrounding properties and a 200-metre cordon has been put in place as a precaution.

The official Korean Central News Agency said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the tests and called the missiles ‘another major defence weapons system’.

Jamie Cooper, 33, fled from the GEOAmey vehicle travelling to Lancaster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Lancashire Police said.

Hundreds of schools and NHS sites will get funding for renewables in the first major investment by the publicly owned clean energy company.

Landmarks across the world, including Buckingham Palace in the UK, will go dark for an hour on Saturday for WWF’s annual campaign.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’.

There were 157.2 million visits to 400 of the most popular UK venues in 2024, according to trade body the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions.

There was a marginal improvement in consumer confidence in March, amid a “fragile” outlook for the year ahead, figures show.

Wet weather is expected this weekend and temperatures will drop following the hottest day of the year so far. Temperatures topped 21C in areas of London and Surrey on Thursday, the highest recorded UK ...

The Western Forest will create thousands of acres of woodlands and tree cover by 2030, with plans to plant 20 million trees by 2050.