The number of asylum applications in the UK has reached a new record high while the backlog in cases has dropped below 100,000 for the first time in four years, official figures show. A total of ...

Teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their exam results to help them progress to sixth form, college or training.

The 32-year-old centre-back arrived from Leicester in an £80million deal in 2019, signing a six-year contract with an option for a further season.

Thousands of music lovers are set to descend on Reading Festival this weekend - but who should you make an effort to see?

Some of the county’s biggest chains have signed a letter to the Chancellor sent by trade body British Retail Consortium.

Unionist politicians have asked for investigations into the legal planning status of hotels in the region housing asylum seekers.

An experienced skydiver deliberately fell to her death from 15,500ft the day after her relationship ended, an inquest heard.

Leeds have signed Switzerland forward Noah Okafor from AC Milan for a reported fee which could rise to £18million. Okafor, who spent the latter part of last season on loan at Serie A champions Napoli, ...

Tuna Lokman, who came to the UK when he was 10, says his dream is to get into Oxford or Cambridge to study maths or data science.

Hundreds of people gathered together for an outdoor family event to celebrate Pakistan Independence Day in Reading.

The boy filmed himself wandering the corridors, including footage showing him superimposing a hand carrying a semi-automatic pistol.

Official figures released on Thursday showed that UK state borrowing slowed to £1.1 billion in July, providing some relief for the Chancellor.