The new proposals are aimed at making sure no one is put off standing for office, after a rise in threats against candidates at the general election.

A man has been charged with the murder of a five-month-old baby, police have said. Thomas Morgan, 28, of of Gorseinon, Swansea, was charged with the murder of Jensen-Lee Dougal, on March 30 last year, ...

Russia fired 597 drones and decoys, with 26 cruise missiles, into Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said.

Scotland has recorded its warmest day in more than two years, as the third heatwave of the summer peaks, with temperatures in Northern Ireland and Wales also potentially breaking records on Saturday.

The Princess of Wales will attend the women’s singles final at Wimbledon. Kensington Palace said Kate would attend the match between Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek on Saturday. Kate, who is patron ...

More than 350 migrants crossed the English Channel on Friday, the latest Home Office figures reveal. The crossings came a day after Sir Keir Starmer signed a deal with French president Emmanuel Macron ...

Protesters have gathered for the second week in a row to demonstrate against Palestine Action being designated a terror group. Groups came together in central London on Saturday, with other ...

Britain’s oldest Second World War veteran, Donald Rose, has died aged 110. The D-Day veteran, who was born on Christmas Eve 1914, is believed to have been Britain’s oldest man. Erewash Borough Council ...

Coa Road surface continues to deteriorate, despite the DfI’s recent chip seal repairs on Monday, July 30, which failed to address a large pothole.

A father-of-three who is suing holiday provider Tui at the High Court after a quad bike crash is “not the same person” after ...