Marie Anderson said she has delegated authority in her office’s chief executive and senior staff to ensure work can continue.

A Labour MP has proposed a new law, so unmarried mothers whose partners die during their pregnancy can name both parents on a child’s birth certificate. Jen Craft said her Registration of Births ...

The largest review of the water sector since privatisation has come under criticism for not going far enough to ensure systemic change.

Jazwell Brown, 49, fatally stabbed Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire on December 25 last year.

Docklands narrowly got the better of Rosallion in a thrilling climax to the Queen Anne Stakes. A strong field of 10 runners went to post for the traditional Royal Ascot curtain-raiser, with the market ...

Eluned Morgan said she welcomed the decision by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to hold a statutory inquiry into child abuse across England ...

Katie Wallis, previously known as Jamie, admitted the “harassment without violence” of Rebecca Wallis between February and March this year.

French police teargassed migrants desperately trying to reach the UK as No 10 admitted the situation at the English Channel was getting worse. Hundreds gathered on the dunes before making dashes ...

A proposal put forward by Nikki Doucet, chief executive of Women’s Professional Leagues Limited, was voted through on Monday.

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged by the FA over comments he made bout former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp (Peter Byrne/PA). Former Premier League referee David Coote has been ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS has a “culture of cover-up” as he apologised for failures that are said to have left a woman permanently disabled. He told MPs there is “too much of that ...

The UK has hit 30 new Russian targets with sanctions in a bid to ramp up pressure on Vladimir Putin as he continues to resist calls for an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine. A raft of new sanctions ...