The number of applicants accepted on to UK degree courses has risen to a record high this year, Ucas figures show.

Jim Goldie is leaning towards Champions Day at Ascot over the Breeders’ Cup for his stable star American Affair. The King Charles III Stakes victor was one of the most popular winners at Royal Ascot ...

An agreement in principle has been reached for the sale of Morecambe to new owners, the club have announced.

Engie sold the Rugeley Power Station site in Staffordshire to Vistry Group, which will continue work to build a sustainable neighbourhood.

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire when she was left unsupervised.

United finished 15th last term and lost the Europa League final to put the lid on a miserable and financially-damaging campaign.

Electric Group is preparing to reopen a new music venue in the former Leadmill building after winning a bitter eviction battle.

Business studies and physics are booming, while entries for French and German have sunk to a record low, this year’s A-level results show.

Epping Forest District Council is seeking an interim injunction stopping migrants from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

The incidents marked an escalation in persistent protests led by Serbia’s university students that have rattled President Aleksandar ...

Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes’ advance. Much of southern Europe, however, remains at high risk under ...

A vessel carrying more than 100 migrants is thought to have helped bring the number of small boat arrivals to 27,799 this year. Home Office figures show 325 migrants crossed the English Channel by ...