The Tories held Broxbourne while Labour held Sunderland, but elsewhere in the north-east they lost wards to independents in South Tyneside – where there have been problems with bin collections – and ...

Counting is under way in 35 of the 107 councils in England that held elections on Thursday, with most of the remaining local authorities due to start counting later on Friday. Three years ago Labour ...

Los Angeles police have begun removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment on the UCLA campus. The move ...

A huge rolling storm battered the south of England and South Wales, with a warning in place until 8am on Thursday, while a warning in south-east England was extended to 10am. The Met Office said ...

Dawn May Day celebrations have seen a riot of ritual and festivities on display across the UK. Morris men gathered in Leicester and Hampshire to welcome the start of the month with traditional dances.

Sadiq Khan has been accused of not taking knife crime “seriously” following a sword attack in east London. A 14-year-old boy was killed and four people seriously injured during the incident in ...

More protests have been held outside factories across the UK by campaigners against military arms being sent to Israel. Organisers said more than 1,000 workers and trade unionists demonstrated outside ...

The former president was fined 9,000 dollars (£7,100) and was warned that if he violates the gag order again, that he could be jailed.

Asylum seekers who have stopped reporting to the Home Office after being earmarked for deportation to Rwanda “will be found”, a Cabinet minister has said. According to a Government document, only ...

A no confidence motion against the Scottish Government will be heard in Holyrood on Wednesday, it has been confirmed. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar announced his intention to push ahead with the ...

He had been battling for his political survival after terminating the powersharing deal between the SNP and Scottish Greens on Thursday.

The White House said US President Joe Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again as pressure ...