Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but Labour challenger Richard Parker beat him with a majority of 1,508 votes.

Mr Khan addressed the threats, social media abuse, and protests outside his family home and apologised to his wife and children.

Airport security officers in Miami found a scaly surprise last week — a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s trousers. According to an X post by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), ...

Conference delegates called on the NAHT school leaders’ union to explore ‘legal and industrial routes’ to secure reforms needed to ...

A well-known UK-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals said he has been denied entry to France to speak at a senate meeting about the Israel-Hamas war. French authorities did not give a ...

Met Office forecasters said sunny spots could reach 20C even in northern Scotland on Saturday, but there is a “mixed picture” overall.

The removal of single-phrase judgments “has to be a Government decision”, the chief inspector of Ofsted has said. In a speech to school leaders, Sir Martyn Oliver said “so much” of the Government’s ...

The SNP will retain just 15 of its current 43 seats at the forthcoming general election, according to a new poll for the Sunday Times. The forecast comes as Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as ...

The front pages on Saturday are dominated by the results of the local elections across the country. The Guardian, the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph lead on the “worst local election result” ...

Andy Burnham has vowed to “make big things happen” after he was voted in for a third successive term as the mayor of Greater Manchester. Following another resounding victory he said he would continue ...

The annual Upton Folk Festival has been incredibly successful despite challenges with the weather. Over 45 Morris dancing sides have gathered in Upton on Severn for the festival, bringing music, ...

Labour’s Sadiq Khan has stormed to victory in the London mayoral election, as the contest for the West Midlands remains on a knife edge for Conservative Andy Street. Incumbent mayor Mr Khan beat his ...