Lord Houchen’s majority over Labour was much reduced, but he managed to secure re-election on a difficult night for his party.

Rishi Sunak has acknowledged a “disappointing” series of local election results after the Conservatives suffered defeats across the country. But the Prime Minister insisted he was “focused completely ...

A person has been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a bus in Lewisham . Police were called to Lewisham High Street at 10.45am this morning (Friday, May 3) to reports of a crash. One ...

The Taoiseach has said the homes of politicians should be out of bounds after an anti-immigration demonstration was staged outside his home. Simon Harris said it was bedtime for his two young children ...

A lorry driver jailed for his part in a lucrative people-smuggling operation that ended in the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in an airtight container in Essex has been moved to a prison in ...

Ireland’s premier Simon Harris hailed the impact of the return of the powersharing institutions at Stormont as he began his first official visit to Northern Ireland. Mr Harris met with Stormont ...

The ringleader of an extreme body modifications website was driven towards the subculture by a desire to be “the architect of his own body” after his marriage broke down, a court has heard. Through ...

The suggestion of a ministerial reshuffle, moving Health Minister Robin Swann, “wasn’t being contemplated”, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. A senior civil servant described it as “very much a snapshot ...

Ireland’s premier has described a suggestion that his government could sign up to the UK’s Rwanda scheme as “more satire than news”. Simon Harris dismissed the idea as he made clear Ireland would ...

A self-described egg collecting addict has been handed a suspended jail-term for illegally amassing a collection of almost 3,000 wild birds’ eggs. Daniel Lingham, 71, had served two prison sentences ...

Drivers in and around Bromley will be affected by five road closures during early May – here is all you need to know.

Ange Postecoglou has acknowledged Tottenham are a long way off being able to challenge for the Premier League title but believes the squad will grow from the current pain they feel. Spurs suffered a ...