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…
British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has been acquitted of three rape counts and a strangulation charge, but found guilty of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm after a trial in…
Counting is under way in the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, with the result due later on Friday in the contest to succeed Andy Burnham.
The Greater Manchester mayoral by-election result is expected during the afternoon of Friday, July 31. Seven candidates are vying to succeed Andy Burnham, who stood down as mayor after bein…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that regional mayors, including London's Sadiq Khan, will retain a portion of income tax and business rates generated locally, as part of a major d…
Westminster City Council is consulting 200,000 residents on which local services could be scrapped or reduced to close an 'unprecedented' £100 million shortfall in central government fundin…
The co-founder of the Palestine Action group has been granted permission to challenge its proscription as a terrorist organisation at the Supreme Court, as police arrested 117 people at a p…
A leaked Fifa sales deck produced by JP Morgan outlines plans to double global tournaments, raise ticket prices, and use debt financing, while making no mention of the women's game. The pro…
FIFA's confidential 25-page sales deck, produced by JP Morgan, outlines a growth strategy based on expanding tournaments, raising ticket prices, and taking on debt. The document, seen by th…
The Bank of England has kept its key interest rate at 3.75% but warned inflation could climb above 4% next year amid rising energy costs and Iran conflict, with markets now expecting a rate…
Robert Jenrick refused to explain why George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before she made substantial donations to Reform UK, insisting the party followed all rules.