A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a prison inmate was found dead inside his cell. West Mercia Police said it received a report from HMP Stoke Heath, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, ...

MPs have backed a Government proposal to reform welfare payments for sick and disabled people, but only after significant concessions saw much of Sir Keir Starmer’s plan abandoned. Below, the PA news ...

Former Irish swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in the US on foot of an Irish extradition warrant. Mr Gibney, who had sex offence charges against him dismissed in the 1990s, has lived in ...

The UK Government must abandon its “unfair” welfare reforms in the wake of its late climbdown on a key plank of the proposals, Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said. Shirley-Anne Somerville was ...

By Stephen Le Quesne BEING away from Jersey for four weeks brings with it a change in mindset, a different view and a bit of ...

Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to abandon a key plank of his welfare reform package in the face of a Labour rebellion. The Government has shelved plans to restrict eligibility for the personal ...

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to abandon a key plank of his welfare reform agenda to get the legislation through its first Commons test. In a late climbdown as MPs prepared to vote, the Government ...

The King and Queen were protected by ceremonial female bodyguards for first time in an overcast Scotland as the south sweltered. Charles and Camilla began their official stay in Scotland – known as ...

A British Wimbledon debutant ranked at 733 is “staying present in the moment” ahead of his match against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, his coach has said. Oliver Tarvet, 21, from St Albans, ...

Legislation is to be brought forward to stop Gerry Adams receiving compensation over being interred in the 1970s, the Northern Ireland Secretary has confirmed. Hilary Benn said that draft laws to ...

Wimbledon was close to its hottest day on record on Tuesday as sweltering temperatures gripped the All England Club, forcing fans to huddle under umbrellas and sending queues scrambling for shade. The ...

A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murder of pregnant mother-of-two Sarah Montgomery in Co Down. Police said the man had also been charged with child destruction. The man is due to appear ...