A council manager who stole laptops earmarked to help vulnerable people during the Covid-19 pandemic has been ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work. Bobby Lee Smith, 37, held a managerial ...

A judge-led review has been ordered into how the Parades Commission in Northern Ireland makes its decisions. Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant made the announcement following a critical High Court ...

Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is to quit Parliament, saying he felt it was the “right time” to step down as an MP and focus on new work on international affairs.

As dozens of bodies were buried in trenches in Kathmandu, Nepal’s disaster agency said that 1,003 deaths had been counted ...

London Stadium has applied for planning permission to increase the number of non-sports events it can hold to 24 a year.

Kemi Badenoch has appointed Alex Burghart as deputy leader of the Conservative Party as part of a reshuffle of her top team that saw Sir Mel Stride sacked as shadow chancellor. The Conservative leader ...

It came amid a widespread global bond sell-off amid concerns over ratcheting oil prices and wider uncertainty over inflation.

Late night c2c trains across east London and Essex are set to be disrupted this week (w/c August 31) due to engineering works.

A 12ft saltwater crocodile has been named after the Prince of Wales by conservationist Robert Irwin in recognition of the future king’s dedication to protecting wildlife. The reptile, called Prince ...

Some 56,053 mortgages were approved for house purchase in July, marking the lowest figure since January 2024, according to a Bank of England report.