The BBC Board has apologised after a review into what the broadcaster knew about concerns over former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood’s conduct found it had “missed opportunities that might have led to action ...

Sir Keir said the plan amounted to “the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War”. Taking spending on the security and intelligence services into account as well as ...

A primary school is the only school in North Somerset with an award for sustainable travel after promoting alternative ways to reach the school.

The Independent Reporting Commission also urged police to ‘call out’ paramilitary involvement in crime when it happens.

The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her children, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years last November.

James Hewitt, who had a five-year affair with the princess, said she would have been ‘worried and concerned’ about the brothers’ estrangement.

Former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey is among a number of clergy facing possible disciplinary action after a damning abuse report which prompted Justin Welby’s resignation.

The Conservative leader also said she ‘wouldn’t be afraid’ to call Vladimir Putin a dictator if it were her heading to the White House ...

A pensioner who died after an alleged attack in a park was “slapped” in the face with a shoe by a balaclava-clad boy while on his knees in an act of “pure violence”, while a girl filmed the incident ...

A dad decided to try out the 8,000-calorie challenge after demanding Greggs stuff his bun with 100 rashers of bacon ...

The increase means that a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales will now pay £1,849 on average for energy ...

Mourners have gathered at the funeral of farmer Tony Martin, who was jailed after shooting dead a teenage burglar at his isolated farmhouse in 1999. Martin, who died following a stroke aged 80, served ...