Purgatory News

Teachers will be given permanent contracts after one year, under new measures announced by the education minister..

There are not enough NHS staff to ensure safe care for maternity patients or those recovering from injury or illness, according to a poll..

Vehicle breakdowns caused by potholes increased by nearly a fifth in 12 months, new figures indicate..

Talks aimed at ending the long-running Birmingham bin strike will resume on Wednesday..

Sir Keir Starmer said a woman is an adult female as he appeared to U-turn on his previous stance on trans rights following the Supreme Courts judgment on the issue..

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is incredibly humbling to see the work being done by allied nations to train Ukrainian troops..

Sir Keir Starmer will be among world leaders and dignitaries to attend the funeral of Pope Francis this weekend..

Kemi Badenoch has admitted that Mays local elections are going to be very difficult for the Conservatives..

King Charles has met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ahead of visits today..

Pope Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and irrepressible hope as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders..

Pope Francis has died, a senior Vatican official has said..

Prison officers are calling on the Justice Secretary to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UKs most dangerous jails..

Gatwick has retained its position as the UKs worst airport for flight delays, as it continues to suffer from air traffic control (ATC) disruption..

They met briefly on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administrations migrant deportation plans..

Arsenal denied Liverpool the opportunity to be crowned Premier League champions on Easter Sunday with a 4-0 victory against 10-man Ipswich at Portman Road..

The Met Office says most of the country have seen some warm spells of sunshine on Easter Sunday, although a scattering of showers was likely across southern England and south Wales..

Mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, Walsall, died in hospital after she was hit at 10.25am on Friday April 11.

Dame Rachel de Souza said parenting must not be outsourced to professionals, adding if we are serious about protecting our children, we have to look at our own behaviour..

Pope Francis made a brief appearance to bless the thousands of people in St Peters Square, drawing cheers and applause from the crowd as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia..

Scotlands NHS boards have paid almost £227 million in compensation in the past five years, new figures suggest..