“We argued and will continue to argue for pay offers to be a flat increase to the hourly rate of every council worker,” he said. “A percentage increase means the highest-paid council staff will ...

Kemi Badenoch has hit back at Tory defectors to Reform UK, accusing them of behaving “like they do in banana republics”. Former Conservative chairman Sir Jake Berry became the latest Tory to join ...

England survived the return of Jasprit Bumrah only to lose both openers in a single over from Nitish Kumar Reddy on the first morning of the third Rothesay Test at Lord’s. Captain Ben Stokes switched ...

Scandinavia was an emphatic winner when coming home unchallenged in the the Bahrain Trophy Stakes at Newmarket. Aidan O’Brien’s Justify colt was the 11-8 favourite under Ryan Moore in a small field of ...

Camilla visited Lower Shockerwick Farm, near Bath, Somerset, which is run as an educational centre by Jamie’s Farm. The farm is the seventh site operated by the charity which offers young people who ...

Children’s TV presenter and entertainer Glen Michael has been remembered as an “STV legend”, as the broadcaster announced his death at the age of 99. He was best known for Glen Michael’s Cartoon ...

Ofcom has given the green light to Royal Mail to axe the six-day-a-week service for second-class letters from later this month.

Caster Semenya has declared victory after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that her right to a fair hearing in Switzerland had been violated. The 34-year-old has been unable to compete in the ...

A man has been stabbed to death in central London’s Knightsbridge – with police launching a murder probe and investigating reports that the incident was a robbery.

Since last year’s election, Reform has lost two MPs from among its ranks but gained Runcorn and Helsby in a by-election.

WHITE Stuff shares an optimistic tribute to the foremothers of English football, featuring members of the first England women’s team from ...