A planet has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have been able to see the exoplanet – ...

Here is a list of the estimated proportion of the adult population who are current smokers in each local authority in the UK. All the figures are five-year averages covering the period 2019-23. This ...

Green candidates could thwart the Tories in council elections next year, a senior councillor has said. At the Conservative Party’s conference in Birmingham, Phil Broadhead told activists that voters ...

It also emerged that around 5.1 million people aged 16 or over are likely to have vaped every day or occasionally in 2023.

The plan, which will need approval by creditors, will see the firm shut 11 larger Dobbies sites and six Little Dobbies by the end of the year.

The Israeli military has warned nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities to evacuate, hours after launching what it said ...

Officials in Guerrero state, where both Coyuca and Acapulco are located, said more than three feet of rain had fallen in the region between September 23 when John made landfall to the east of Acapulco ...

Energy bills are set to rise by £149 for the average household from today, after Ofgem announced it would be raising its energy price cap. The new price cap figure will be £1,717 from October 1, up ...

Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they were not able to sign in to their accounts.

A 14-year-old girl has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after a suspected acid attack outside a school in west London. A boy aged 16 and a 27-year-old woman were also injured after ...

On Tuesday, the Israeli military launched what it described as a “limited, localised” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, carrying out “targeted ground raids” in villages close to ...

A luxury cruise ship which finally set sail after unexpectedly spending four months in Belfast ahead of a three-year voyage is expected to return to the city. Passengers cheered, applauded and hugged ...