The cap on regulated fare rises in England, Scotland and Wales is controlled by the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments respectively.

The official said 50,000 reservists will be called up in the coming month, nearly doubling the number of active reservists to 120,000. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this month that ...

Police found a cannabis farm in Darwen at the weekend. On August 16, police located and shut down a cannabis cultivation on Joseph Street. A large number of drugs have been seized along with a ...

Workers at aircraft manufacturer Airbus are to stage a series of strikes in a dispute over pay. Unite said around 3,000 of its members will walk out for 10 days in September after they voted ...

Police have issued a plea after reports of young people breaking into an empty property in Garstang. Officers have had a number of reports from concerned neighbours regarding teenagers breaking and ...

Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke further inflamed Israel’s anger by cancelling the visa of far-right politician Simcha Rothman.

The European Union is set to bring in massive changes for those coming into the Schengen Area through its new Entry/Exit Scheme or EES.

John Swinney has said Shetland will play a “significant role” in efforts to drive economic growth ahead of his visit to the islands. Scotland’s First Minister said the islands are well placed to ...

Consumer Prices Index inflation increased to 3.8 in July, from 3.6 in June, the Office for National Statistics said.

If that formula is used to set next year’s fare increase, the cost of train travel will jump by 5.8%. Pressure group Railfuture recently told the PA news agency “it would be outrageous” if fares even ...

A Blackburn artist who enlisted factory workers in China to do his paintings for him has been controversially nominated for a top art award.

The framework deal for the building of Perspex International’s new £40million production hub in Darwen has now been finalised.