Rhubarb lovers rejoice as season arrives

Lovers of crumble, fancy gin and sour sweets can rejoice as the first day of the rhubarb season has arrived.Staff at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire

Hottest Easter Monday on record across UK, Met Office says

All four of the UK nations have recorded their warmest Easter Monday on record, the Met Office has said.The Met Office said a high of 25C was

100 Extinction Rebellion protestors stage 'die-in' at London museum

More than 100 people lay down in a "die-in" at the Natural History Museum in London today, disrupting public visits in protest at

Two men found dead in Glasgow

The deaths of two men in Glasgow are being probed by police.One of the men was discovered in Argyle Street, near Central Station, on Monday

Border Force intercepts three boats with 36 on board in English Channel

A total of 36 suspected illegal immigrants have been intercepted in the English Channel by the Border Force as they attempted to reach the UK.The

Asos tycoon and Highland landowner loses three children in Sri Lanka attacks

The billionaire behind online clothing retailer Asos and one of the UK’s largest private landowners lost three of his four children in the

Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn charged with breach of trust

Prosecutors have charged Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn with breach of trust, Japanese media have reported.The charges reportedly

AO World founder condemns Brexit costs as ‘wasted’ money

The founder and boss of online retailer AO World has condemned the group’s hefty bill for no-deal Brexit planning as

Nearly 1,000 pubs vanish amid cost pressures and rate increases

Almost 1,000 pubs vanished from communities in Britain last year, as the industry was hit by intense cost pressures and business rate increases.A

Pizza Express boss brushes off closure rumours while restaurants get revamp

The boss of Pizza Express in the UK has denied rumours that it will be the next Italian chain to shutter restaurants amid the casual dining

Households may find it harder to get new credit in coming months

Households may find it tougher to take on new borrowing the coming months – as a Bank of England survey of lenders has found the

Paul Hollywood bakery sets sights on US food-to-go and Far East amid expansion

The bakery group behind Paul Hollywood’s bread range has revealed plans to gobble up a slice of the US food-to-go market and also has the

Theresa May could face unprecedented vote of confidence in her leadership

Theresa May could face an unprecedented vote of confidence in her leadership after 70 local association chiefs signed a petition supporting one,

MSPs to vote on Greens’ bid to boost GP funding

MSPs will vote on a call by the Scottish Greens for a funding boost for GPs to help tackle recruitment and retention problems.The party’s

More help urged as number of pupils with additional support needs rises

The number of pupils with additional support needs (ASN) has soared in the past six years, while funding and the amount of specialist teachers have

A third of England residents believe Scottish banknotes are fake – poll

A third of people living in England have rejected Scottish bank notes as fake, a survey found.A total of 33% of the 1,710 people surveyed said they

UK immigration plans threaten family reunification, says Scottish Government

Scots living abroad could have difficulty in bringing family members with them if they choose to return to Scotland after Brexit, according to the

Annunziata Rees-Mogg hits out at ‘broken’ political system

The sister of prominent Tory Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg said she is standing as a candidate for the Brexit Party because of the

The old van and the sea

No, this isn't Aquaman's ride. A motorist thought he parked his van in an ideal spot to take a stroll but mother nature had other

Austrian prison escapee returns, fed up of life in the sun

A man who says he fled an Austrian prison over a decade ago has turned himself in to police in Salzburg, telling them he was fed up with living in

Nothing wrong with help from Russians, Trump lawyer says

President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted there was "nothing wrong" with the president's 2016 campaign taking

Sri Lanka lifts curfew as death toll from attacks rises sharply

Authorities lifted a curfew in Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after a string of bombings at churches and luxury hotels across the Indian Ocean island

Britons among the more than 200 dead after eight explosions in Sri Lanka

British citizens are thought to have been killed in the synchronised explosive attack in Sri Lanka. At least 200 have perished in the attack,

Departing French ambassador slams Trump as 'big mouth'

The outgoing French ambassador, Gérard Araud, to the United States slammed President Trump as a "big mouth". In an interview