The Lib Dem leader said his party was the most united by a ‘country mile’ in a Westminster where others were ‘riven by division’.

Eight department heads (27%) said they expected to face possible closure within the next two years. More than four in five (83%) expected there to be staff cuts within the next two years, and 60% were ...

Artist Martin Jennings will create the statue in a new civic space called Queen Elizabeth II Place in St James’s Park, London.

Co-captain Kennedy Tukuafu rued ill-discipline in New Zealand’s 34-19 semi-final loss to Canada in the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

They will take part in a hustings on the last day of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool before members vote in October.