Missing out to Reform UK on a by-election win was a “wake-up call” for Sir Keir Starmer, the losing Labour candidate has said. Karen Shore warned that Labour activists are in the “fight of our lives” ...

Robert O’Connor was remanded into custody following a brief appearance at Drogheda District Court on Tuesday evening.

Sir Sadiq Khan said he is ‘thrilled’ that London has met legal limits for the toxic pollutant nitrogen dioxide for the first time.

Cornwall Insight has forecast that rising charges and levies will push the price cap approximately £100 higher in April compared with January.

The local authority which runs Hampstead Heath’s bathing ponds is seeking views on transgender people’s access to its swimming areas after a ruling on the legal definition of a woman.

A global bottle manufacturer was fined £600,000 after a worker was burned by molten glass and hot water spilling into the cab of the loading vehicle he was operating. The accident took place at the ...

Rachel Reeves appears set to lift the two-child benefit limit in her Budget. The Chancellor was asked directly about a report that she will make an announcement in her November statement, and did not ...

Online juggernaut Amazon has unveiled its next generation of Kindle, Ring and Echo devices, among other gadgets, that are all powered by artificial intelligence and connected to Alexa+, its AI-infused ...

Glam rock star Marc Bolan has been honoured with a blue plaque outside the London home where he wrote and recorded some of his biggest hits, English Heritage has announced. The singer and guitarist, ...

Young people who has been on Universal Credit for 18 months could be offered guaranteed paid work through a new Youth Guarantee - and if they ...

Maintaining high interest rates for too long could hit jobs and drag inflation below target levels, a deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned. Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor for ...

A school has reportedly apologised to parents after a teacher allegedly told children St George’s flags were viewed by some people as a “racist symbol”.