Mrs Badenoch had disputed Reform’s claim that its membership had overtaken that of the Conservatives, accusing Mr Farage of “fakery”.

Dame Emily Thornberry has said the BBC World Service “must be preserved – if we lose it, we won’t be able to get it back”, ahead of the funding settlement for the broadcaster.

Police officer numbers in England and Wales have been rising for several years, though there are signs this trend may have levelled off, with a handful of forces recording a drop in recent months.

The family of two sisters who vanished earlier this month have been informed after a woman’s body was found in a river close to where they were last seen. The body was recovered from the River Dee in ...

The bridge blockade is planned to mark three months since a concrete construction collapsed at a railway station in November, ...

Rhys Herbert, known as the rapper Digga D, denied supplying up to 60kg of cannabis during a trial of facts in December.

Rescuers have freed a whale that became entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty at the Invertote salmon farm and contacted ...

Three appeal judges ruled a week ago that the judges involved in historic family court proceedings concerning Sara could be named.

(Image: Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra) The youngsters, including musicians from North, South and East Ayrshire, also enjoyed a visit to Parliament and the chance to sit in on Prime Minister’s Questions, ...

A sex offender who sent explicit pictures and communicated indecently with a teenager from Ayrshire is awaiting sentence.

The service will be held in the church where Nolan married her husband of more than two decades, Brian Hudson.

There were 4,612 people recorded as sleeping rough in the capital between October and December, up from 4,389 in the same period in 2023.