Public bodies need to be scrutinised, a hearing into the death of murdered adopted baby Preston Davey has heard. Alan Wilson, senior coroner for Blackpool and Fylde, said it is “highly likely” he will ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham promised to win over voters “fed up with politics” and show the world that the UK can once again be a source of stability. Mr Burnham used his first speech as Prime ...

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Firefighters are expected to remain at a blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh “for a couple of days”, according to a senior officer in the fire service. A report was received at about 6.30pm on Sunday ...

Sir Keir Starmer said he had ‘closed the book’ on his time as prime minister as he hailed his record as Labour leader.

Campaigners bidding to protect The Alliance pub in West Hampstead, which is occupied by squatters after closing, are about to ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said “my work is done” and “I go with a smile” in his final speech as Prime Minister. Speaking in Downing Street before heading to Buckingham Palace to offer his resignation to ...

Supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement have clashed with police as thousands of them tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation. Trouble flared even as the ...

The ban had been in place just for its customers in Kent. The ongoing heatwaves and lack of rain are putting pressure on raw water sources. To protect essential supplies (drinking ...

Scottish Labour should debate different ideas after its catastrophic result in May’s Holyrood election, former first minister Jack McConnell has said. Lord McConnell – the last Labour first minister – ...

The US military said the service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone.

The Ebola outbreak that was declared in eastern DR Congo on May 15 is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. The Bundibugyo virus responsible for the outbreak is less commo ...