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 ...

Experts are warning that the Energy Price Cap could rise again in October, by around 3%. This follows a similar rise in April, and a cut to come in July, but will still come as a blow to customers, ...

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

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

EastEnders fans have shared their frustration, saying they are 'annoyed' characters on the BBC soap keep 'disappearing for weeks' ...

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 ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged by the Football Association over remarks he made about ex-Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp.

Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome, the Vatican has announced. Leo will head to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, from July 6-20 “for ...

Emma Raducanu is set to play with Carlos Alcaraz in a star-studded mixed doubles event at the US Open this summer.

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 ...

Keaton Muldoon, 23, is on trial accused of murdering Alana Armstrong by ramming her off an electric bike in Derbyshire.