No 10 said the plans were about “giving power from Westminster to local leaders” but also about tackling the “waste” from multiple layers of government. Angela Rayner, the Housing, Communities and ...

Simon Harris was speaking after Israel announced it would be closing its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of ‘crossing every red line’.

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under ...

A student accused of the murder of physical trainer Amie Gray on Bournemouth beach told police that he was not responsible and he would not “attack someone for no reason”, a court has heard.

The event was organised by the Colwyn Bay Amnesty Group, who were joined by members of three North Wales choirs.

Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has been cleared of raping two women at a house party after a gig. The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, 29, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, were ...

Expert spelunker Ottavia Piana is blocked in a deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave near the Italian city of Bergamo.

Diogo Dalot says there is “no space” at Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United for those unwilling to dig deep and “suffer” in the team’s pursuit of progress. A poor start to Erik ten Hag’s third season in ...

A 12-year-old girl has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of pensioner Bhim Kohli, who died after an alleged attack while walking his dog in a park near his home. Mr Kohli, aged 80, died ...

Emma Raducanu admits her off-court duties cost her energy following her US Open breakthrough but believes she has now found the right balance as she looks to move forward in 2025.

Forrest has now won 25 major honours with the Hoops since making his debut in 2010 and will move out on his own if he wins one more trophy for his boyhood club.

Here, the PA news agency looks who Mr Kretinsky is and what the new ownership could mean for the historic British company.