The idea is that local leaders are better placed to understand what our communities need and how investment can make the biggest difference. It also means Wessex would have a mayor to speak for the ...

The UK’s competition watchdog is investigating Facebook owner Meta over whether it is imposing “exploitative terms” on publishers and advertisers which breach competition rules.

National Express operator Mobico is set to be taken into Spanish hands after striking a £308 million takeover deal. Shares in the company jumped more than a 10th in early trading on Friday after ...

Yorkshire Water has announced the departure of its chief executive, a day after the water supplier was given the lowest environmental rating by regulators. Nicola Shaw has decided to step down after ...

An unusual sea creature has washed up on a Dorset beach following stormy weather. An oceanic pufferfish was discovered on Studland beach after storms Austen and Babet. Dorset Wildlife Trust said the ...

Ryanair has announced it will be reducing the amount of time passengers will have to drop off their checked luggage at the airport.

Sir Ian McKellen has led tributes to Yorkshire-born Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart, who died at his Los Angeles home on October 28.

The second series of the Celebrity Traitors is ending soon so here is everything you need to know about the final episode.

Counterfeit beauty products seized by Trading Standards contained mercury, lead and methanol, prompting warnings over dangerous fake cosmetics across the UK.

The new scheme expands on Aldi’s existing £8.4 million programme to fit solar panels on 100 additional stores during 2025 and 2026. By the end of 2026, more than 500 Aldi store ...

Dorset MP Vikki Slade calls for a formal review of Ofcom’s powers, citing GB News regulation, Royal Mail complaints and concerns over online safety duties.