1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (360+ words) The Government has delayed ordering new attack submarines despite repeated availability issues. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the amount of new nuclear-powered boats for the Royal Navy won’t be decided until as late as 2028. One former senior officer accused Labour…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (906+ words) He’s the most famous ruler in history and I suddenly find myself standing face to face with him, in the breathtakingly ornate tomb that has been his "home" for the past 3,300 years. Legends don't come much bigger than King Tutankhamun…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (387+ words) Defence officials are urging transport chiefs to keep rail disruption to a minimum over Remembrance. More people are expected to catch the train to commemorations as the government expands free train travel to bereaved military families over Remembrance weekend for…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (129+ words) One person has died and 140 people are still missing after a ferry disappeared in the Java Sea, Indonesia. A search and rescue operation has been launched after contact was lost with Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had 243 people on board. The…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (339+ words) New 20mph speed limits set to be introduced in one major UK city will "force drivers out of their cars”, according to campaigners against the new updates. Birmingham is set to become the country's first "20mph city”, with new restrictions being applied…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (368+ words) Labour has been accused of issuing a "hammer blow" to the tourism industry in a beautiful UK region. Caron Cooper, who runs the Fosse Farmhouse near Castle Combe in the Cotswolds, has hit out at the Government's plans for a…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (329+ words) Andy Burnham has "given the go-ahead" to a major Heathrow expansion project in a U-turn on his previously vocal criticism of the plans. Chancellor John Healey said the Government would move ahead with a proposal to build a third runway…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (691+ words) A famous stretch of coastline and historic city could be set for a new tourist tax. A new report commissioned by Labour Mayor David Skaith has proposed a £1 a night visitor levy in York and the seaside county of North…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (516+ words) The Government has issued an update about the bus fare cap and the impact of "lower bus fares". There is currently a cap of £3 for single journeys in place in England, on select routes from providers who take part in…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (439+ words) Russia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, a development that both countries said will boosting their deepening ties. The bridge over the Tumen River opened on Monday, September 7. North Korea is considered one…...