Local government minister Jim McMahon said local government reforms would give elected councillors ‘far more power’ to make decisions in ...

Prosecutors and the defence have agreed to recommend a sentence of between four and six years in prison, according to the plea agreement.

The UK has sent a team of senior officials to Damascus for talks with Syrian’s interim leaders, including banned terror group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the ...

The raid comes a week after fighters marched on the Syrian capital in their lightning offensive that forced Syrian President Bashar Assad to flee.

A murderer has said he “hated” his victim’s mother for campaigning for a key change in the double jeopardy law that eventually brought him to justice. The public parole hearing for William Dunlop, who ...

Damage done to Holyhead port during Storm Darragh is feared to be worse than originally thought, and could see ferry services cancelled until after Christmas. This could result in Christmas parcels ...

An Andover pub is part of a group which has collected more than 160 advent calendars to donate to those in need. The Globe is one of five pubs across the South East that took part in the charitable ...

The Government's Planning Inspectorate has confirmed examination hearings will open on February 4, conducted by an independent inspector. The inspector will assess whether the plan complies with legal ...

Ashley Hurst, of Osborne Clarke law firm, is alleged to have ‘improperly attempted to restrict’ Dan Neidle’s right to publish ...

Ryan Wellings, 30, is accused of driving his partner, Kiena Dawes, 23, to kill herself from domestic abuse and violence ...

Devolution will be “default in our constitution” rather than “at the whim of a minister in Whitehall”, Angela Rayner said as she launched plans to overhaul local government. Under the reforms ...

Lawyers for child serial killer Lucy Letby will make a fresh bid to challenge her convictions on the grounds that the lead prosecution medical expert at her trial was “not reliable”. Her barrister, ...