Wednesday’s ballot of MPs will select the final two candidates to go forward to a vote of the party membership.

Hollywood star Idris Elba’s foundation has joined forces with The Prince’s Trust to support young people who want to get into creative careers.

The 40-mile-long motorway was ranked last in a survey of more than 9,166 road users conducted by watchdog Transport Focus.

Research by anti-poverty charity Trussell found 670,000 people in Scotland have fallen well below the poverty line, including 170,000 children.

Scientists say their study shows how animals are displaying a similar response to how humans react to a set-back ...

People streamed out of the Tampa Bay region on Tuesday as Hurricane Milton strengthened on its approach to Florida. After weakening slightly, Milton regained strength on Tuesday afternoon to become a ...

New Government child protection figures were described as ‘disturbing’ amid a financial crisis in local government.

Flood alerts are in place across England amid warnings that thunderstorms and heavy rain will cause travel disruption. There were more than 70 alerts cautioning of possible flooding on Tuesday evening ...

Hull KR half-back Mikey Lewis has been crowned the Betfred Super League’s 2024 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel. Lewis received the award at a ceremony in Leeds on Tuesday night, becoming the first ...

The First Minister will tell a renewables conference how the North East of Scotland must be “the powerhouse of the renewables revolution”. John Swinney will speak on Wednesday at the Scottish ...

An image of western toad tadpoles won the Natural History Museum’s 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to death for the murders of four people in 1966 but was not executed, due to Japan’s lengthy ...