First-time buyers are borrowing through mortgages that last an average of 31 years as the affordability of homes remains a stretch.A decade ago, the average mortgage term for those ...

Vanessa PearceBBC News, West MidlandsBBCToby and Lucy Rackliff say they are proud to show off an important piece of Coventry's automotive heritageClassic British car the Jaguar XJS is being ...

Imran Rahman-JonesBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe number of vehicles manufactured in the UK fell sharply last month, as US tariffs and the timing of Easter hit production.The 59,203 vehicles made was ...

BBCThe Treasury has announced the sale of its final shares in the NatWest Group. It means the bank will be under full private ownership, almost two decades after it ...

FacebookKeshia Donaghy was murdered in 2023A man who beat a woman to death in her own home in Moray has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years.Mother-of-two Lucretia ...

BBCTracey Meechan says she feels "forgotten" after 100 weeks on an "urgent" NHS waiting list for surgeryWaits of more than two years for NHS specialist appointments and treatment in ...

Vanessa PearceBBC News, West MidlandsGetty ImagesHenry Peach Robinson used his combination printing technique to produce an illustration of the Shakespearean verse "She never told her love" - a study ...

A man who died after being hit by a car a decade ago has finally been identified, thanks to the efforts of a South Yorkshire officer who worked on ...

Social mediaKiea McCann (l) and Dlava Mohamed (r), were best friendsA man who caused the deaths of two teenage girls whilst driving at nearly twice the speed limit has ...

A man who has served 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence ...

Meleri WilliamsBBC NewsReporting fromSwansea Crown CourtThe moment before 14-year-old girl stabs teachersA 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil while screaming "I'm going to kill you" has ...

Nick EdserBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesUK retail sales rose at the fastest pace for nearly four years in the first few months of the year, after warmer weather helped ...