This week, columnist Melissa Todd explores the power of language and censorship, amid “an epidemic of pompous phrases that mean nothing”.

A large sinkhole, which has partially closed a main road, was caused by a burst water main. Milton Road, in Gravesend, was cordoned off between Cumberland Avenue and Ordnance Road yesterday afternoon ...

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index showed a reading of 46.6 for last month, improving slightly ...

The Environment Agency said no hosepipe bans are planned but warned water companies may need to put in measures including ...

Sir Keir Starmer has been facing calls to u-turn on his decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners.

One of the men behind plans to kill hundreds by bombing a Kent shopping centre has been deported by the Home Office.

People given infected blood and blood products in one of the worst treatment disasters in NHS history have said they will ...

Heinz has launched a new ‘Fish & Chips Sauce’ in a rebranding of the classic condiment Tartare sauce. The food giant urged consumers to think of its new sauce as “Tartare 2.0”, with the packaging ...

The electors met for mass at St Peter’s Basilica ahead of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel from Wednesday afternoon.

Mr Swinney however said Holyrood had had a “very, very extensive democratic debate” on such matters when it considered legislation which was ultimately blocked by Westminster which would have allowed ...

Nick Thomas-Symonds, who has previously insisted there are no plans for a youth mobility scheme, said the UK would consider “sensible” proposals from Brussels.

Opposition politicians have criticised a provision in Tuesday’s deal exempting some temporary Indian workers from national ...