She announced her decision to leave in November, saying it was time for her to ‘step away from the very early mornings and focus on family’.

Laws on drink and drug-driving could be reviewed amid concern about rising deaths on the roads, the Transport Secretary has suggested. Heidi Alexander said it “might be time to have a look at those ...

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has killed at least one person and injured nine others, officials said. Moscow claimed it was in response to a Ukrainian strike on Russian ...

Lord Peter Mandelson is a “really good fit” to become the next UK ambassador to the US, a Cabinet minister has said as the Labour grandee is expected to be named to the post. Lord Mandelson, who ...

The Transport Secretary has urged Avanti West Coast to negotiate a solution to planned new year’s strikes as she defended the Government’s approach to industrial action. Members of the Rail, Maritime ...

Royal Mail’s sale to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has taken another step towards completion, after it got the green light on national security grounds. Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy ...

Water has returned for all households across Hampshire after thousands went without supplies for nearly two days, amid frustration over increased bills. Southern Water said all properties were back on ...

Matteo Salvini faces up to six years in jail over the 2019 incident which saw him refuse to allow migrants to leave the Open Arms rescue ship.

Zoe Ball has read out farewell messages from celebrity friends Kylie Minogue and David Tennant as she presents her final BBC Radio 2 breakfast show. In a recorded message, Australian singer Minogue ...

Rising tax receipts and lower public sector interest payments offset higher spending on public services, in a boost for chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Ball shared a message from a man who said he was driving home for Christmas early so he could listen to her last show.

2024 was dominated with a slew of entertainment news stories that could not have been predicted when the year began. Here is a round-up below: – Furore over Israel’s participation in Eurovision ...