Sir Stephen Houghton, chairman of the body representing metropolitan district councils, questioned benefits changes and investment strategy.

However, there were green shoots in the spring, with the likes of Caldwell Potter, who won at both Cheltenham and Aintree, Kalif Du Berlais, Blueking d’Oroux, Regent’s Stroll and Quebecois all showing ...

The Dutchman has been coy about his summer plans but captain Virgil van Dijk said, after signing his new two-year contract, he understood a “big summer” was planned.

The UK has been looking at how to deal with “different kinds of challenges and threats”, the Home Secretary said after a major power outage across Spain and Portugal. Much of the two countries was ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s status has dominated discussions in the days after Pope Francis’s death amid questions about whether he would participate in the conclave to elect his successor. After his ...

Former X Factor judge Dannii Minogue has said she would “not be alive” today if it were not for her resilience when dealing with “nasty” comments about her appearance. The Australian singer and TV ...

The Liberal Party has won the federal election in Canada, ending a process marked by US president Donald Trump’s threats of a trade war and making the country the 51st American state. With this result ...

The boss of BP said the energy giant has “already made significant progress” with its oil and gas focused growth strategy as it pulls back from renewables to boost its finances.

A nine-year-old schoolboy is taking on a triathlon challenge alongside the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, after being inspired by her mental health message. Harvey Goodman, from Stockton ...

The two companies behind proposals to knock down the half-rebuilt Abbey Stadium and use the suite for housing and community facilities will ...

A reopening is on the horizon for a Swindon business that has been closed for months. Balula's Delicatessen at 9 Wood Street, Old Town, announced that it would be closing indefinitely in February to ...

The discovery of great crested newts at some overgrown and even dried-up ponds at a location in North Swindon has caused delight, ...