Large crowds of Scotland and England fans have been gathering in central London ahead of tonight's Euro 2020 clash at Wembley Stadium, despite appeals for anyone without a ticket to stay away.

MPs have said they feel "deeply ashamed" of low conviction rates for rape cases in England and Wales, promising sweeping changes to the criminal justice system. But do they go far enough? Anja Popp reports.

The Democratic Unionist Party is looking for a new leader again, as Edwin Poots stepped down after just 21 days in the job.

We spoke to the political sociologist Paula Surridge and former Tory MP for the neighbouring constituency, David Gauke.

The Liberal Democrats have hailed their landslide victory in the Chesham and Amersham by-election, declaring it will send a "shockwave through British politics".

Any day now final judgement is expected in Edinburgh on the first of three possible launch pads for space rockets in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The issue is divisive – bringing industrialists, crofters, bureaucrats and naturalists t...

Four years after the Grenfell Fire, disabled residents living above ground floor level across England say their lives are still being put at risk because tailored plans aren’t in place to safely evacuate them. The government is currently consul...

We spoke to the Belfast-based author and commentator, Susan McKay, about the latest political developments in Northern Ireland.

After only three weeks in the job, the new leader of the DUP, Edwin Poots is facing a challenge from within his own party. A sizeable number of DUP members of the Stormont assembly and some of its MPs reacted with fury after he struck a deal over the...

We spoke to Nick Aldworth, a former police counter-terrorism national coordinator, for his thoughts on the Manchester Arena public inquiry.

On the 22nd of May 2017, Salman Abedi walked across the foyer of the Manchester Arena towards an exit door with a bulging rucksack. As thousands left the concert hall, many to greet parents there to collect them, at 10.31pm he detonated his shrapnel-...

New figures show that more than 5,000 people have tried to cross the Channel so far this year, over 100 of them yesterday alone, picked up by Border Force officials as they attempted the dangerous journey to UK shores.

Completely "hopeless" - this is how the prime minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock in private WhatsApp messages published today by his former adviser Dominic Cummings.

Nadra Ahmed is the executive chair of the National Care Association.

The gradual lifting of Covid restrictions has seen some parts of the UK economy begin to bounce back, with unemployment falling for the fourth month in a row.