Conservative Ben Obese-Jecty called for a ban on people convicted of violence against women from running for Parliament, referring to ...

Steve Harmison insists England captain Jos Buttler must not be “thrown under the bus” amid mounting pressure to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy game against Afghanistan. A cross-party group of ...

The Government has said there is “no need for an emergency intervention” as it sought to soothe concerns over the UK’s shaky financial markets. On Thursday, the value of the pound fell to its lowest ...

The Deputy Prime Minister suggested the billionaire should be ‘correcting the record as soon as possible’ over information shared on his ...

Former first minister Humza Yousaf has accused Elon Musk of seeking to “inflame racial tensions” with a reference to the infamous murder of Kriss Donald in 2004. The Glasgow schoolboy, aged 15 at the ...

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has said she is leaving the ITV soap to step outside her “comfort zone” and “do something new”.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester signalled he was supportive of calls for a new nationwide investigation into the historical child sexual abuse.

Singer Ed Sheeran has launched a foundation in his name to support music education in the UK. The Ed Sheeran Foundation will aim to provide inclusive music education, and has already supported 18 ...

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have announced plans to enable customers to access services at any branch regardless of which brand they bank with. It means that a Lloyds Bank customer will be ...

There are more levers which could be used to tackle child poverty than scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the Deputy Prime Minister has said as the Scottish Government seeks to mitigate it.

Everton confirmed that under-18s head coach Leighton Baines and club captain Seamus Coleman would take charge of first-team affairs on an interim basis, starting with Thursday night’s FA Cup tie ...

A “popular, well-liked” teenager was fatally stabbed near a bus station in a town centre, police have said. Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked ...