Andy Burnham will be among the potential Labour candidates to stand in the Makerfield by-election, the party’s ruling body has said. The Greater Manchester Mayor declared he would seek permission from ...

The father of a college student who died after catching meningitis has paid tribute to his “funny, sociable, kind-hearted” son. Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of ...

This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. Welfare payments have not ...

The UK is set for a mix of sunshine and showers this weekend as thousands of people across the country head to London for major protests and the FA Cup final. But despite the odd downpour, ...

The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building had risen to 24, including three teenagers, ...

The US president, who has had a fractious relationship with the Labour leader over Iran, stopped short of saying he should quit.