For many teenagers, it feels like the first taste of true adulthood: sinking the clutch to the floor, coaxing the gearstick into first and lurching into motion. But soon, such a milestone... Read more »

The UK has formally recognised Palestine as an independent state, Keir Starmer has announced. The deeply symbolic move comes seven decades after the end of the British mandate in Palestine and the... Read more »

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, is expected to announce the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state in a statement on... Read more »

Harry Farleypolitical correspondent, and Jessica Rawnsley PA Media Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state in a statement on Sunday afternoon. The prime minister said... Read more »

Louise CullenAgriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI NurPhoto/Getty Images The scheme aims to encourage investment in wind, solar and energy storage projects across Northern Ireland People living near renewable energy projects... Read more »

Peter Shuttleworth and Garry OwenBBC Wales AFP via Getty Images The Swansea to Mumbles Railway was one of the world’s longest passenger railways before it shut in the 1960s The Orient Express,... Read more »

The brothers say that shopping in the supermarket can be overwhelming after spending so long at sea After spending almost 140 days at sea, three Edinburgh brothers who rowed across the Pacific... Read more »

Harrison GallivenLocal Democracy Reporting Service Facundo Arrizabalaga The Fold in Croydon will be stripped internally to allow for repairs Residents of a tower block in south London, branded by one as a... Read more »