The car maker said around 1.5 of its UK workforce would be affected by the job cuts, which are going as part of a voluntary redundancy programme.

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of UK unemployment increased to 4.7 in the three months to May.

A LITTLE lost puffin that turned up a very long way from home in a Herefordshire village has finally been released back in.

Tens of thousands of passengers were disrupted when French ATC staff walked out on July 3 and 4 in a dispute over working conditions.

Two-time champion Padraig Harrington got the 153rd Open Championship under way, backed by loud Irish support at Royal Portrush.

Abbott was suspended by the Labour Party in 2023 after a letter comparing different forms of racism but was readmitted a year later.

Marcus Smith has defied expectations by winning a place on the bench for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against Australia, but Owen Farrell and Henry Pollock miss out on selection.

Monty Python star Eric Idle has said Reform UK leader Nigel Farage being “taken seriously” is “appalling to me” after post-Brexit issues meant he was unable to see his Spamalot musical opening in ...

Ross-on-Wye Town Council hosts an outdoor cinema at the Bandstand on 12 September 2025. Vote for the film online by 20 July. Street food available.

SAFETY concerns have closed Leominster's Earl Mortimer College for the rest of the week after a fault was found with the school's fire panel.

Ellie Chowns MP marks 97 years of women's equal voting rights, urging progress towards a gender-equal UK Parliament. Centenary Action, ...

Jude Bellingham has gone under the knife to repair a long-standing shoulder injury. The Lionesses are preparing for their Euro 2025 quarter-final with Sweden, while Crystal Palace are hopeful for a ...