Andy Burnham’s potential return to Parliament will be handled like any other selection process, a minister said amid speculation Sir Keir Starmer’s allies will seek to scupper the Greater Manchester ...

Major policing reforms expected to drastically cut the number of forces across England and Wales would be “complex to deliver” and risk separating police forces from communities they serve, a policing ...

Heavy rain has led to road closures and affected rail travel in some parts of the country as weather warnings remain in place. A Met Office yellow alert for rain in Perth and Kinross, the Stirling ...

TikTok has finalised a deal to keep operating in the US, securing its future in the country after it faced the threat of a nationwide ban. The popular video-sharing app has established a new majority ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised his European allies for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow and ...

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Donald Trump’s U-turn over his threats to annex Greenland was due to the UK and Europe expressing their “displeasure”, David Lammy has said. The US president had threatened to impose tariffs on ...

The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.4 in December.

Somerset Council makes final feedback call on its 2026–2029 domestic abuse strategy, seeking to improve prevention, protection and ...

Renowned sculptor Karen Newman has been announced as the latest artist to be working on the tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

Sir Ed Davey has hit out at Donald Trump over the president’s claim that Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” in Afghanistan. Speaking to Fox News on Thursday, Mr Trump renewed his ...

The Queen’s Reading Room has unveiled plans for its second major research project, deepening understanding of the benefits of shared reading.