A former Labour Treasury minister and the first director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Lord Taverne became a Lib Dem peer in 1996.

The Paisley Hallowe'en Festival has returned, delighting families. Thousands of visitors attended the parade, which was the biggest yet with more than 400 professional performers and community groups ...

Frontman Bobby Vylan appeared on the podcast and said that he was ‘not regretful’ of the chant and would ‘do it again tomorrow’.

An asylum seeker accidentally released from prison was last seen in the London area, police said, as officers urged anyone who spots him to call 999 immediately. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie ...