The state of the economy is “disappointing” and people’s frustrations with Labour’s performance in office are understandable, a Cabinet minister has acknowledged. Commons Leader Lucy Powell insisted ...

The evening of carols featured performances by Paloma Faith, Olivia Dean and jazz singer Gregory Porter, while actor Richard E Grant recited a passage from Charles Dickens’s classic festive story A ...

A woman has died following a concern for welfare call on the motorway in Lancashire. Police were called at around 9.45pm last night to the M6 southbound between J32 and J31. The road was closed for ...

Mark Burnett was awarded the 2,387th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame but credits his time in the British Army for forming him as a person. Mr Burnett, 64, has been named special envoy to the UK by ...

German authorities received a warning last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market which killed five people, officials have said. The German Federal Office for Migration and ...

Atherton Collieries returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 home NPL West victory against Avro at the Dreams2Reality Stadium on Saturday.

Are you planning on watching any Christmas specials on TV this year? With so many programmes airing, you might be wondering when and where you can watch them. From Gavin and Stacey’s finale episode to ...

Winds of up to 75mph have been forecast for parts of the UK as the Christmas getaway period continues to see disruption caused by bad weather. Heathrow Airport has confirmed around 100 flights have ...

How to watch The Masked Singer as it returns for a Christmas special on Boxing Day plus the costumes celebrities will hide behind.

Three children were among eight killed when a school being used to house displaced people in Gaza City came under attack.

Stokes had said he was open to returning to the ODI team but suffered a hamstring problem in the Test series victory over New Zealand.

Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake said “she’s bold, she’s optimistic, she’s strong”, and be backed Mrs Badenoch to see off the threat from Reform UK. He acknowledged Tory failures on migration ...