Sir Jake, who served as Tory chairman in Liz Truss’ short-lived government, said the Conservatives have ‘lost their way’.

The largest Reform-led council is due to unveil its “first big savings” from cost-cutting initiatives as opposition parties complain of “poor governance” during their first two months in power.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could ...

England got their Euro 2025 hopes back on track with a resounding 4-0 victory over the Netherlands at Zurich’s Stadion Letzigrund.

The Prince of Wales has been a longtime supporter of the England Women’s team and wished them good luck before the tournament.

Mother of the House Diane Abbott, former minister Dawn Butler, and Andy McDonald were among those who voted against the Government.

Some victims were sent to prison or financially ruined, others were shunned by their communities, and some took their own lives.

Nicholas Prosper was jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years in March after admitting the murders of his mother and siblings.

The four envoys appointed by the Government to support the council are Tameside chief executive Harry Catherall MBE, Labour leader of Barnsley Council Sir Stephen Houghton CBE, former Hampshire County ...

Lord Harrington, now a non-affiliated peer, apologised for miscalculating the period he had to give notice for jobs he took up after leaving office.

Plumber Sean O’Meara, 36, was wearing a gas-mask and body armour when he was shot and seriously injured by a police officer on Monday night ...