Around £2.1 million has been spent preparing for a council shake-up, with further costs still being confirmed and authorities seeking reimbursement from government.

An Australian politician is in a critical condition after she was struck by a car in an apparently deliberate act, prime minister Anthony Albanese said. Federal independent legislator Helen Haines, 65 ...

A TV worker who says she was raped by Russell Brand has insisted she “wasn’t a giddy schoolgirl” during her encounter with the star in a central London bar. The woman claims Brand groped her breasts ...

Political activist Tommy Robinson has arrived at court ahead of his trial for the alleged harassment of two journalists. Robinson, 43, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is charged with two ...

Omani ruler Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said will be feted with a glittering state banquet in his honour at the Berkshire castle.

Farms and agricultural businesses in Devon, Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire won six national honours at the 2026 British Farming Awards.

A funding shortage means the number of people receiving assistance was reduced this month from 1.6 million to 1.1 million in Gaza.

The actor has said families of ‘vulnerable children’ who face school attendance difficulties should not be prosecuted.

The Chancellor has faced a barrage of voices urging him to raise the tax, which applies to the profit made from selling off assets.