A semi-pro footballer who was filmed driving at 191mph on a motorway as well as drifting around a van at a roundabout has been jailed.

The Reform UK leader triggered the contest after deciding to stand down amidst massive scrutiny over his financial affairs

A ban on zero hours contracts could cost businesses up to £3 billion a year, according to government analysis

Ofwat has provisionally ruled that five of 13 suppliers can increase charges for customers to increase investment by £3.4bn by 2030

A-Level results day will take place on August 13 in 2026

Wildfire warning in place for large swathes of Scotland as UK battles another heatwave

What you need to know about solar retinopathy

Over 30 candidates are contesting the coastal constituency today

Maths may be the most popular subject choice, but concerns remain about the skills of young people who choose not to study it after 16

RCN chief executive and general secretary Professor Nicola Ranger said nursing staff are being ‘failed’

The UK economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of the year, down from 0.6 per cent in the first quarter

School and college leavers will receive their A-level and AS grades, as well as results for vocational technical qualifications (VTQs) at Level 3 and T-levels

How much money can you safely withdraw from your retirement savings and still make it last for decades?

There was a 650% increase in the number of people searching ‘sore eyes’ on Google after the eclipse

Two thirds of people in Clacton said they would vote for Nigel Farage if the by-election was held tomorrow

The clacton by-election will be held on 13 August and will have a total of 34 candidates

The proposed workplace reforms are nevertheless expected to ‘support growth’ through the improvement of conditions for staff

Parts of England already struggling with prolonged dry weather could be plunged into drought

Hundreds of thousands of students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving grades to help them decide whether to progress to university, an apprenticeship or work

Auguste-Marie Bile-aka Amoa, 25, was named by police as the victim of the attack

The Reform UK leader quit as an MP to trigger the contest in protest at media and parliamentary scrutiny of donations from his backers

The renewed demands to ‘fix student debt’ come as A-level students prepare to receive their exam results

Shops sell out of special glasses as millions look to the sky for event that will not be repeated until the end of the century

Dhara Patel, who is a space expert at the National Space Centre, said some people may be overcome by emotion while watching the eclipse

The family hope to buy a caravan on the south coast where they can enjoy spontaneous weekends away together

Satirical character Count Binface has emerged as Farage’s main rival in Clacton

Leith said she started struggling with a migraine that left her struggling to speak while on holiday in Yorkshire

Nigel Farage’s party continues to drop in popularity as the new prime minister’s boost holds steady

Simon Levy was jailed for life on Wednesday after being found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third

Our community has pushed back against calls for Downing Street to carve out an exception for Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, warning that political interference in sentencing threatens judicial independence

The road is currently closed to traffic and officers are expected to remain on scene for a number of hours

The National Fire Chiefs Council said its England and Wales had been struck by 1,017 wildfires this year – the same as last year’s record-breaking total

Experts have warned that the ‘flash droughts’ caused by a series of heatwaves and lack of rainfall have led to reservoirs struggling

Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and Crown Prosecution Service admitted failings in how they dealt with Levy, who was on bail as his attacks on women escalated to double murder

Watch as Simon Levy, a serial sex attacker who murdered two women and raped a third, is sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday (12 August).

The beloved children’s character reached an altitude of more than 100,000 feet

The monument has stood outside the Square and Compass pub for more than a decade

In his manifesto, Count Binface has pledged to build “at least one affordable house”.

Serial sex attacker Simon Levy was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday

More than 90% of the sun will be obscured by the moon

Teaching children how to place an emergency call could be ‘lifesaving’, say parents

Those behind London’s bid for the world’s largest international Pride festival explain why the city is uniquely placed to host it

Count Binface first faced a grilling by a journalist ahead of taking on then-prime minister Boris Johnson for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency at the 2019 general election.

Jason Arday quit his role as a Cambridge professor last week amid a plagiarism row

According to the National Drought Group, 71.3 per cent of England is in drought

Losses could add up to £25 billion by the end of the decade, a new report warns

A 4.5% rate compares favourably with the best non-ISA accounts currently available

The ‘free-to-attend democratic school in the woods' has operated from a site without proper permissions since 2024

People aged 70 and over won’t have to retake their driving tests under new government rules

The blade was found by volunteers in the lake at Chiddingstone Castle, Kent

Andy Burnham has said that wealthy areas of Britain must ‘play their part’ in housing asylum seekers

Two days before an historic by-election in Clacton, the ‘independent space warrior’ sits down with the hosts of In The Room to talk Farage, ice creams, and the royal family. Reported by Maja Anushka

With the Clacton by-election just days away, In The Room welcomes perhaps Nigel Farage’s most unusual opponent: Count Binface.

LFR has been widely criticised by human rights groups, with one organisation describing the rollout as an escalation in routine public surveillance