The Conservatives wanted three key victories last night: along with Hartlepool they wanted to keep their mayors in the West Midlands and the Tees Valley.

Two people have been treated in hospital after a fire badly damaged a high-rise tower block, with a similar style of combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower.

If you are holding out the prospect of a foreign getaway then from May 17th people in England can now travel to 12 countries on the “green list” without having to quarantine upon return.

The full results are yet to come in the contest for the Welsh Senedd. Labour was hoping for a good result but it's faced some stiff challenges from the Conservatives. 

Counting is still going on in the Scottish Parliamentary elections, but SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon comfortably held on to her seat and said she was confident that her party was on course for a fourth consecutive victory.

As some say the call for a border poll on a United Ireland is growing, what would it take to get to that point, and what would it mean to be a Unionist, if the Union no longer exists?

We spoke to the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and asked him if he would consider his position as leader if his party will end up losing seats overall in tomorrow's elections.

One major change this year is that 16 and 17-year-olds will have the vote for the first time.

The elections for the Scottish Parliament could have a profound impact on the future of the United Kingdom.

We have been speaking to the former Green Party leader, Brighton MP Caroline Lucas, and put it to her that we have been talking about the Greens breaking through into British politics for a long time, so why is that yet to happen?

A police officer accused of murdering the former footballer Dalian Atkinson lied about kicking him in the head as he lay on the street after being Tasered, a court has been told.

We spoke to the Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and began by asking about the backlog of an extraordinary 58,000 crown court cases which means some victims will have to wait years to have their cases heard.

Voters across Britain are going to the polls tomorrow to elect new parliaments in Scotland and Wales, a variety of councils and mayors in England, as well as Police and Crime Commissioners.

Victor Olisa is a retired chief superintendent with the Metropolitan Police.

We start with a harrowing case of violence by a police officer towards a vulnerable teenage girl.