Outlander star Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The British theatre company has announced its programme of events for 2025/2026, including a raft ...

The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including more than 3350 shows across 265 venues ...

Today is the final column of my series on the ancient history of our eight official cities – and please read to the end for some news about ...

It's old hat by this point to declare contemporary politics beyond satire – but then a comment comes along of such absurdity that we’re ...

Crystal Palace will meet UEFA officials on Tuesday and plead their case to be allowed to compete in Europe next season, the PA news agency understands. Palace must show UEFA’s club financial control ...

Fintech Zilch, which has been named one of the fastest-growing in the UK, said it means more of its customers can make payments in stores.

The government has faced calls to take action on ghost number plates, such as increasing the fine when caught with one ...

The lady’s slipper orchid came close to vanishing from the English countryside, with its discovery described as a “truly thrilling moment”.

Drivers across the UK have said they get distracted more by talking to passengers or daydreaming, rather than using mobile phones.

Talking to passengers and daydreaming are bigger causes of distracted driving mistakes than using a phone, a new survey suggests. The RAC, which commissioned the poll, warned that distractions can ...

Madeleine, then aged three, disappeared in 2007 while on holiday with her family in the resort of Praia da Luz in Portugal.

Cancer Research UK warned that, despite improvement in overall survival, many more people are being diagnosed with cancer compared with 50 years ago.