A 91-year-old Chard Rotarian has abseiled 20 metres to raise more than £4,000 for charity. Dick Arnold, an Old Ilminsterian, took on the challenge at Sandford Quarry, Winscombe, on Friday, April 11, ...

Chris Minnoch, of the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, said lawyers have called the representative body ‘in tears’ over the situation.

Rugby league star Billy Boston is set to be knighted by the King at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony in a first for the sport.

Eurostar has confirmed plans to launch direct services connecting the UK with Germany and Switzerland. Announcing proposals, the trains would run between London St Pancras and both Frankfurt and ...

Luxury, high-performance and niche UK car makers face challenges which “threaten competitiveness and growth”, according to a report. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said ...

Customers who buy a Decathlon tent over the summer can return it once used, for a full refund in the form of a gift card.

A report has warned that a maximum of two weeks’ paternity leave ‘entrenches outdated gender stereotypes about caring’.

The Government has been warned against raising the minimum income threshold for family visas to the same level for skilled workers as it is most likely to conflict with human rights law, an advisory ...

No bus pass or registration will be required to access the scheme, which is due to run from July 19 to September 5.

Thunderstorm alerts could be issued this week, the Met Office warned as it forecast “intense rainfall” across parts of the UK. The deluge is expected to hit on Wednesday evening, after a drier and ...

Gaming bucked the faltering sales trend due to popular new releases, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.