Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said his devolution programme reinforces the case for a written UK constitution, arguing that the country's current political system is antiquated and needs …
19 Italian cities, including Rome, Milan and Naples, are already under Italy's highest heat alert, and nearly all remaining major cities are expected to join them by Monday.
UK players are checking the National Lottery Lotto results for the £5.9m draw, with a live results checker open until the winning numbers are confirmed.
Norway and Britain both struck North Sea oil in the 1970s. Norway saved the proceeds into a sovereign wealth fund; Britain spent them. The contrast has shaped both countries' public finance…
An English heavyweight boxer and Commonwealth Games gold medallist has challenged the Prince of Wales to a boxing match after William watched netball with his family in Glasgow.
Gianni Infantino has been forced to abandon a controversial plan to sell parts of the World Cup to private investors, prompting UEFA to declare no confidence in his leadership and intensify…
Merseyside Police have launched an urgent manhunt after prisoner Stephen Grzyb, 22, escaped from a transport vehicle outside Liverpool Magistrates' Court.
Longevity influencer Bryan Johnson has revealed that he stores samples of his girlfriend Kate Tolo's menstrual blood in a -80C freezer, saying the couple is researching women's health. The …
Labour's Bev Craig has won the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, defeating Reform UK's Sian Astley and succeeding Andy Burnham.
Bev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor after Labour defeats Reform in the election.
Labour's fortunes in Wigan have changed sharply after two by-elections, three months after voters turned to Reform in the local elections. The results have given the party renewed hope in t…
Bev Craig has been elected Mayor of Greater Manchester after a count lasting more than 24 hours, handing Labour a decisive by-election victory in the largest contest of its kind in British …
At least nine people were killed and 23 wounded in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed Washington for help in securing Starlink access for strikes ins…
Bev Craig has been declared the winner of the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election more than 24 hours after polling stations closed, securing a decisive Labour victory and succeeding Andy…
Health officials have issued a warning to British holidaymakers as cyclospora infections rise, with many cases linked to travel to Mexico. The parasite can cause severe digestive symptoms, …
The Indiana Fever are 7.5-point favourites for Friday's WNBA meeting with the Portland Fire, but injury doubts over Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston have left the line shorter than expected.
Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham have told ministers that no new money will be available for recently announced pledges, and that departments should prepare for budget…
The Labour candidate Bev Craig and Reform UK candidate Sian Astley are going to a second round of counting in the Greater Manchester mayoral election after no winner was declared.
Funeral director Robert Bush has been jailed for 20 years after pleading guilty to 67 offences, including preventing lawful burial and giving families the wrong ashes. Victims are demanding…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that regional mayors will be allowed to retain a slice of income tax and business rates collected in their areas, saying the move will «empower» re…
Apple posts record quarterly results with strong iPhone revenue, but shares fall sharply after the company warns of supply constraints affecting Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Residents lose a High Court challenge over planning permission for a new Chinese embassy near the Tower of London but pledge to continue their campaign against the development.
The High Court has dismissed a residents' association's legal challenge against planning permission for the Chinese super embassy at Royal Mint Court in Tower Hamlets, meaning construction …
BP has launched a formal sale process for its North Sea oil and gas business, a move that would end six decades of production in the region. Chief executive Meg O’Neill said the business wo…