JCB has posted a jump in profits for the past year but warned over “challenging” conditions in the UK construction market. The Staffordshire-based firm, well known for its yellow excavators and ...

Aldi has revealed the top 20 priority locations around the UK where it wants to set up new stores. In its annual trading update, Aldi said it plans to open 23 new locations before the end of the year ...

The first headliners have been announced for next summer's Lytham Festival bringing international artists to Lancashire ...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for parts of England amid concerns that affected areas could see more than a month’s worth of rain falling on Monday.

Five fire engines and an aerial ladder appliance from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service attended the fire at a commercial property. A Lancashire Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “The fire involved ...

Officers have charged three men after a BB gun was fired at a car. Police were called to Shaw Road, Blackpool, at 9.46pm on Friday to a report a firearm had been discharged on the promenade. Damage ...

Rachel Reeves’ first Labour conference speech as Chancellor comes against a backdrop of rows over cuts to winter fuel payment eligibility.

REA, which is majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, said it was ‘genuinely disappointed’ that Rightmove’s board has not yet engaged.

The Israeli military has called on people in Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons. The warning on Monday came as Israel launched ...

Pope Francis has cancelled his audiences on Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said. The move was described ...

The Chancellor said all Government departments had communications budgets they could use to promote their activities.

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s 10th president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.