Nearly 40% of the federal contracts which the Trump administration says it has cancelled as part of its cost-cutting programme are not expected to save the government any money, the administration’s ...

THE county council's skills and employability team has been shortlisted for a national award. Worcestershire County Council's Skills and Employability Service has been named a finalist in the 2025 ...

Gloucestershire County Council has been praised for its "impressive" string of improvements. The Local Government Association (LGA) commended the council for "delivering change and improvement".

Worcestershire Open Studios Artweek, where artists and makers open their creative spaces to the public, has started its online enrolment for 2025. The event will run from Saturday 16 to Monday, August ...

Tuesday could be the last time the Bill is debated by the directly elected chamber of the island’s parliament.

An earthquake swarm near the Greek island of Santorini is gradually declining a month after it began, according to scientists monitoring the phenomenon. The undersea shocks — sometimes recorded only ...

The role of the US in any future deal is likely to be among the topics up for discussion later this week when Sir Keir Starmer heads to Washington.

Mr Farage is perceived favourably by 31% of those surveyed but unfavourably by 46%, with a five-point boost since January taking his overall net rating to minus 15. Meanwhile, the Conservative Party ...

Pizza Express, Dishoom and Morrisons are among the businesses to call for delivery riders to be included under a new offence to protect ...

The Government should broaden the variety of reading formats – including audio – in its curriculum and assessment review, a charity has said.

The National Farmers’ Union conference on Tuesday will hear from the organisation’s president Tom Bradshaw and Environment Secretary Steve Reed.

Special schools in England face ‘more severe’ staff shortages than the average school, research has suggested.