Primary schools can now apply for a share of £15 million capital funding to deliver up to 300 new or expanded nurseries across England, the Department for Education (DfE) has announced.

Academics hope that electric wallpaper, which goes on the ceiling and is painted over, could become a ‘viable’ replacement for central heating.

The Refugee Council estimates the number of asylum applications waiting to be determined could stand at 118,063 in January.

Millions are in urgent need of medication, food and shelter in Gaza, Lebanon and the wider area, the Disasters Emergency Committee has said.

The value of coaches was found to be particularly pronounced in rural areas and places with less extensive rail connections.

New research has suggested that fewer than one in five compensation claims for damage to vehicles caused by potholes are successful. Motoring firm Halfords said potholes are now a “huge issue” across ...

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died at the age of 31, according to local reports. Payne is reported to have died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ...

The Army’s 4th Brigade will be held at ‘high readiness’ in order to defend Nato’s eastern flank with Russia, under a new pact John ...

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a backlash from senior ministers over cuts to their departments’ spending planned at the Budget. Concerns about the spending cuts have been raised across different ...

The Brooklyn and Little Woman star has recently been in Second World War drama Blitz, directed by Sir Steve McQueen, as East ...

It came as Israeli air strikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people in the past 24 hours, officials said.