England captain Ben Stokes has defended the decision to hand rookie batter Jacob Bethell a Test debut in the pivotal number three slot against New Zealand, telling fans: “we do know what we’re doing”.

The way proposed legislation on assisted dying is set to go through Parliament is “utterly inadequate” an MP has said, after she put her name to a bid to halt the plans going through the Commons.

With only 29-days left until Christmas, police have shared an image from colleagues across the border in Cheshire for their 'Who's taking you home this Christmas' campaign. Whilst ...

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot admits Real Madrid carry a different aura into Champions League matches than other clubs which can give them a psychological advantage.

The City of London Corporation has shelved plans to relocate Smithfield and Billingsgate fish markets to a £1 billion development in Dagenham.

The Government has set out plans to expand support for people who are out of work due to ill health in a bid to get more into employment. Data shows that the top reasons for ill health-related ...

Former England manager Gareth Southgate has suggested his next job could be away from football. Southgate ended an eight-year stint as the national team boss in the wake of the Euro 2024 final defeat ...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were among 30 UK citizens put on a ‘stop list’ published ...

A lack of clarity on local government spending due to a backlog in audits led to an unprecedented decision by the National Audit Office.

The First Minister of Wales has insisted flood defences protected thousands of homes after Storm Bert battered the country. Eluned Morgan said fewer homes were flooded over the weekend than in ...

A lawyer acting for a women’s rights campaign group has called on the UK Supreme Court to find sex is an “immutable biological state”. Aidan O’Neill KC put forward the argument as he represented For ...

Up to 50mm could fall in parts of southern England after a new weather warning for rain was issued by the Met Office.