Sir Keir Starmer has described his wife, Victoria as “an absolute rock”, saying she is encouraging him to continue as prime minister, despite mounting criticism. The prime minister will face a Common

The affected garage is next to a petrol station and near a Tesco superstore. The fire service said it had sent six appliances and a high-reach platform.

What the hell has Keir Starmer done to upset the speaker? Was it that row they had after prime minister’s questions a few weeks back, when Keir appeared to have taken objection to Lindsay Hoyle’s ad l

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Booth said she began to feel her legs start to buckle about the 17-mile mark, but initially felt she could "run through it". It was when they hit the corner by Buckingham Palace that her "legs went" a

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A family is calling for wholesale reform of the gambling industry after an inquest heard details of the life and death of Ellen Mulvey, a “generous and caring” woman with a high-flying City job who al

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This summer’s World Cup will be a “bonanza of sportswashing” according to human rights organisations, who claim the Trump administration is using sport as a political tool to “cover up abuses”. With

James Sherwin-Smith, who is aiming to become the first customer to be voted onto the board of Nationwide in nearly 25 years, deserves top marks for perseverance. A year ago his attempt to get his name

The end of the year-long Birmingham bin strike is now “within sight”, the city council leader has said after committing to an improved offer for refuse workers. On Monday, John Cotton, the Labour lea

Fly-half Callum Sheedy has committed his future to Cardiff, saying he is "desperate to do everything possible to make sure it is a successful period for the club". The 30-year-old Wales international

"We're up to about £6,500, and that is really going towards repaying and thanking Diabetes Jersey, the charity, for funding the genetic testing, which me and my brothers had to have last year," he sai

He said he had the right attitude from the start: "He came to training with me twice a week, he entered all the competitions and gradually worked his way through from Hampshire competitions all the wa

A mum who fractured her ankle in two places just seven miles into the London Marathon has said she is not sure whether she was "brave or stupid" for carrying on and getting across the finish line.

Det Sgt Richard Kirk, from the force's modern slavery and human trafficking team, said: "These days of action are crucial and form part of our ongoing commitment to ensure modern slavery is prevented,

Abdulrahman, who lived at both The Phoenix Hotel in North Weald Bassett and The Bell Hotel in nearby Epping, was charged with two counts of arson with intent to endanger life and convicted following a

Baker added: "Swift action was taken to ensure no tenant or landlord was out of pocket and funds were repaid."

Two boys, aged one and three, died at the scene in Mason Street, Wolverhampton, on Friday. A woman and and two other children were already out of the property when emergency crews arrived.

Greggs said: "This is one of a number of initiatives we are trialling across a very small number of shops which are exposed to higher levels of antisocial behaviour."

He said: "They know when it's the end of break time and lunch time, and they swoop down and they clean up any crumbs that have been left behind.

They claimed they had a lawful excuse, telling the court it was a peaceful protest and the damage was minor. They also said they did "not intend to be reckless in their actions" and disputed how long

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1. Was due process followed? At the heart of the charges levied by opposition MPs against Starmer is his claim that “full due process” was followed in Mandelson’s appointment, first made last Septembe

Rachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the impact of the Iran war on voters’ budgets. Landlords in England would b

The trial at the High Court in Glasgow has previously heard from a witness that Blain had blamed another child for the baby's death, but giving evidence herself, she said she did not know exactly how

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Lawyers for one of the country’s biggest producers of industrially farmed chicken have attacked a claim that they are responsible for pollution in the River Wye and River Usk. More than 1,300 people

The UK’s information commissioner has stepped back from his job after the data protection regulator launched an independent workplace investigation into unspecified “HR matters”. John Edwards, the na

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Monday that her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of US officials at an anti-narcotics operation in

The US supreme court will hear arguments in a key pesticide regulation case on Monday, setting the stage for a ruling that could weaken the ability of consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of

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CFF has set up a separate website since, pledging to publicly account for all the money raised, so "everyone who has been a part of this campaign [can] see their commitment translate into real help".

A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have said. The 57-year-old man was watching the snak