More than a fifth (21.9%) of UK entries were awarded the top grades – at least a 7 or an A grade – this year, up by 0.1 percentage points on last year, when 21.8% achieved the top grades. This was ...

A dad-of-two who put his stomach pain down to thinking he had eaten "a dodgy sausage" at a family BBQ was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer. Days after Matt Eamer, 44, had celebrated son Alex's ...

A family has been left heartbroken after the death of a young father who "lit up every room he walked in". Jordan Foy, 32, who has been described as a devoted dad, died suddenly days before he was due ...

UK families are being urged to exploit HMRC's 'most valuable inheritance tax loophole'. Tax specialist Mike Warburton addressed the Telegraph in a Q&A session, responding to tax queries from British ...

A village in Hertfordshire is rumoured to be the setting of the M&S Christmas advert – after it was transformed into a winter ...

Of all adults surveyed, 71% said they believe physical punishment against a child is unacceptable, up from 67% in 2023. Earlier this year leading health experts came together to urge parliamentarians ...

His partner Sandra O’Hagan, 56, a chartered accountant who lives in Sale, Greater Manchester, said she took him to Wythenshawe Hospital’s A&E department in Manchester on April 25, and he was ...

The Bank of England launched its £10 note featuring Jane Austen back in 2017 – and it could be worth a lot more than you think. So do you have this hidden gem hiding in your stash?

Despite friends, family and pets topping the list of the things Brits would miss most when on holiday abroad, two in three ...

Bath and North East Somerset is one of England's least affordable places to rent outside of London. The average cost of renting a private home in the area made up 42.7% of the median salary last year.

Pupils at schools across Somerset are anxiously waiting to find out how they fared in their GCSE exams today (Thursday, ...

Somerset cider producers, Thatchers, has launched its earliest harvest on record - a full 10 days ahead of schedule - due to this year's prolonged, sweltering summer. For the first time in more than ...