Results are due for 23 councils across England, six mayoral contests and a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.

Results are due for 23 councils across England, six mayoral contests and a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.

Campaigners say the move will “rip the heart out of any moves to improve maternity safety”.

The poll was prompted after the incumbent MP was sentenced for assaulting a constituent.

The poll was prompted after the incumbent MP was sentenced for assaulting a constituent.

The Metropolitan Police say there are 'grounds for further investigation' into the videos.

The talks on Thursday will see conciliation service Acas included in negotiations for the first time.

Hundreds of councillors, six mayors and one MP will be elected in polls across England.

A ticket site for the Irish rap band's gigs in Hamburg, Berlin and Cologne confirms the summer shows are no longer going ahead.

The BBC has been told the chancellor accepted a donation but did not add it to the MPs' register of interests.

Shabana Mahmood said judges at the UK's highest court had provided "legal clarity".

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Former PM Sir Tony Blair says limiting fossil fuels is "doomed to fail" and a new approach is needed.

Could frustrations between Welsh and UK Labour boil over, asks political editor Gareth Lewis.

Could frustrations between Welsh and UK Labour boil over, asks political editor Gareth Lewis.

The government has been facing growing demands to reveal which areas are running grooming gang inquires.

Watch: What's at stake in these local elections?

Watch: What's at stake in these local elections?

The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.