Dan HuntBBC News, East MidlandsJacob King/PA WirePeople lined the streets of Ilkeston for Donald Rose's funeralHundreds of mourners gathered to say a final goodbye to the UK's oldest man ...

Charlotte BentonBBC News, West MidlandsBBCReform UK's George Finch, 19, has been appointed as the leader of Warwickshire County CouncilWarwickshire County Council has formally appointed a teenager to run the ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has proposed sending some prisoners overseas to serve their sentences, as part of a raft of measures he says would create around 30,000 prison ...

Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and security.In a letter, ...

Robert CuffeHead of statistics, BBC NewsGetty Images"Deep seated" issues must be addressed before the UK's official statistics agency can "rebuild its reputation", according to a highly critical government review. ...

The UK government has pledged a 'new era of nuclear power' after promising a major investment in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk.Sizewell C is the biggest ...

The telephone calls and WhatsApp messages continue apace this weekend between leaders, foreign ministers and diplomats, with the expectation that there are many more days to come in this ...

Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsWWFSaltmarshes are buffer zones between the land and the sea and act as natural flood defencesThe UK's saltmarshes are vital "sinks" that lock away climate-warming ...

Nigel Farage has hailed Reform UK's gains in Thursday's election as "unprecedented" and "the end of two-party politics".The party has taken control of 10 local councils, won two mayoral ...

The UK's official statistics agency, whose information is at the heart of decisions affecting millions of people, is under review following criticisms about its data.The government has asked a ...

Maia Davies & Nathan BriantBBC NewsGilles San MartinThe small tortoiseshell butterfly had its worst year on record in 2024More than half of the UK's butterfly species have populations in ...

Brian WheelerSenior political reporterReutersKeir Starmer is pinning his growth hopes on cutting edge tools powered by AISir Keir Starmer's plan to make the UK a "world leader" in Artificial ...