Running can help bridge the political divide in Westminster, the chair of a parliamentary group on the sport has said ahead of the London Marathon on Sunday. This year’s marathon will see 16 MPs, and ...

Mr Amesbury won the seat for Labour at the 2024 general election with a majority of 14,696 – one of the 50 largest majorities achieved by Sir Keir Starmer’s party – and took 53% of the vote, with ...

Non-league Basingstoke Town in Hampshire said it will use the one-off shirts for its home match against Merthyr Town on Saturday.

Water company bosses face up to two years in prison if they cover up illegal sewage spills under new laws coming into force on Friday.

The effects of smoking, drinking too much and not exercising enough are felt by the age of 36, researchers have warned.

Businesses are “crying out” for Scottish visas, an SNP MP has said, as he claimed a managed migration scheme could boost Scotland’s economic growth. Stephen Gethins argued the UK’s current “one-size ...

The people of Ireland have “appreciation” for the life of Pope Francis, Irish President Michael D Higgins has said. Mr Higgins and his wife Sabine have travelled to Rome ahead of the funeral of the ...

His intervention comes as Conservative frontbenchers continue to debate the party’s response to the rise of Reform.

Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of central London for a VE Day procession which will also be watched by Sir Keir Starmer and the royal family, according to newly released ...

Rivals star David Tennant has said his Bafta TV awards nomination for leading actor for his role in the series was a “real shock” to him. The 54-year-old actor plays Lord Tony Baddingham in the ...

Final mourners were in a queue for their last chance to see Pope Francis’s remains – as a UK cardinal predicted the funeral will be a “masterpiece” in stage managing “big egos” as world leaders fly in ...