Fines for contempt of Parliament need a “statutory footing” to stop witnesses from misleading select committees, an MP has said. Mark Pritchard warned that witnesses “get away with it” if they provide ...

The 15-year-old boy is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at a Sheffield secondary school.

Daniel Dubois is eager to banish memories of his 2023 loss to Oleksandr Usyk and achieve greatness at Wembley.

A towering mural in France of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes is racking up millions of views online with its swipe at US president Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation policies.

Despite those overspends the council still finished the 2024/25 financial year with a £1.2m surplus, which was a 0.6 per cent variance against the budget councillors had agreed in March 2024.

The body of a baby boy was found in a canal in May 2021 but the parents have never been identified, West Midlands Police said.

Conor Benn has laid the blame for his proposed rematch against Chris Eubank Jr “falling apart” at his bitter rival’s door. The British pair engaged in a ferocious battle at the Tottenham Hotspur ...

World number 354 Jacob Skov Olesen made light of his major inexperience to set the early clubhouse lead at The Open at Portrush with a four-under-par 67. The 26-year-old Danish left-hander, who won ...

Thunderstorms and heavy downpours are set to hit the UK amid a spell of humid weather. Yellow warnings for storms have been issued across much of England on Friday and into the weekend, with the risk ...

The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

A shock 80-1 winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot last summer, the Holy Roman Emperor colt went on to finish second in two French Group Ones before the end of his juvenile campaign and kicked ...