KCC’s new leadership has requested a four-month extension to an “almost impossible” deadline for the reorganisation of local government.

Viktoria was born in Salzburg in September 2007 before moving to The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, near Ashford, one year later. However, following a sudden decline in its health, keepers have ...

It comes as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the ECHR had become a “sword used to attack democratic decisions” and launched a review into whether she would commit to leaving the agreement.

Anas Sarwar is hoping the results of the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election could help Labour oust the SNP in the 2026 Holyrood election.

Maro Itoje, 30, co-founded an artists’ residency that hosts creators at The King’s Foundation’s headquarters in Scotland.

Kemi Badenoch has insisted that the Conservatives are still the main opposition to Labour despite her party slumping to fourth in a Holyrood by-election this week.

Green industries have praised proposals to require solar panels and heat pumps in new build homes but housebuilders warned that too much bureaucracy to install them could harm efforts to hit housing ...

Police are renewing their appeal to track down a man missing for more than three weeks amid fresh sightings of him.

A bull-breed owner has avoided jail after she failed to take her dying dog to the vets and allowed him to suffer weeks of unnecessary pain.

Sir Winston Churchill became increasingly frustrated Britain had not been able to produce enough penicillin in preparation for the Normandy landings.

A driver has died after his lorry overturned on an M20 slip-road. The crash happened on the coastbound exit at junction 9 near Ashford, resulting in a 12-hour closure of the motorway. Emergency ...

A warning for thunderstorms has been issued by forecasters with parts of England and Wales braced for heavy rain and gusty winds on Saturday. The Met Office’s yellow national severe weather warning ...