Of the 426,116 calls to the ambulance service last year, 63,836 (15) were not a life-or-death emergency – an average of 175 calls a day.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to support a number of major infrastructure schemes in a speech on growth on Wednesday. Heathrow airport in west London wants to build a third runway to raise capacity ...

Prayers, lion dances and firecrackers have marked the Year of the Snake as Lunar New Year festivals got under way around the world. The pop-pop-pop of firecrackers greeted the new year outside a ...

Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank, health officials said. A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Tulkarem and a 25-year-old man was killed in a strike on Jenin, ...

The Chancellor is due to set out policies on Wednesday to encourage economic growth, including an expected expansion of Heathrow airport.

A third runway could enable it to reach around 740,000 flights a year. In addition to more long-haul routes, Heathrow ...

Alison Hitchcock, co-founder of From Me To You Letters, has created a 24-hour letter writing marathon to mark World Cancer ...

SCULPTURES designed by young artists from west Dorset will soon be on display in Lyme Regis’s seafront gardens ...

OUTDOOR improvements have been agreed for the existing patio area at the Bridport Leisure Centre while an extension has been approved for ...

The Chancellor will warn that “growth will not come without a fight”, according to The Daily Telegraph, saying she faces opposition from fellow members of the Cabinet over airport expansions, one of ...

BRIDPORT manager Chris Herbst said it was 'job done' after his side extended their unbeaten run to nine games against Middlezoy Rovers ...

DORSET Council is planning to cut £12.5million from its pay bill – losing between 250 and 300 jobs. The saving will be made by the loss of some positions as well as vacancies being held while the ...