Exclusive: ‘His reaction is not that of a man taking this seriously’ says Jess Phillips

Exclusive: Home Office accused of ‘incompetent’ decision-making with ‘serious economic and human costs’

Whitehall doesn’t want the north to have a ‘strong voice’, says Burnham

US president Joe Biden is already ‘considering’ a political boycott

Government drops Northern transport authority as ‘co-client’ of new rail line

Dr Irfan Halim was saving lives when he collapsed after becoming infected

Benefits fail to keep pace with rising inflation putting extra pressure on those hit by a £20-per week cut, economists warn

British Business Bank ‘struck wrong balance’ between swift decisions and protecting taxpayer interest

New cross-departmental committee will investigate why government measures are not working

Ministers will also look at how to limit the use of other products that contain the material, such as wet wipes and tobacco filters

‘I decided to give him a few carrots at the fence, it never occurred to me that anyone else would be bothered about that’

Elphicke, who always voted for reducing benefits, said he is now in an ‘embarrassed position’

More than 10,000 children under the age of 18 have been admitted to hospital with Covid since start of pandemic in England

Exclusive: Officers deny organisational partiality and question saboteurs but not riders, report claims

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Parcels launched over prison walls ‘often contain drugs, mobile phones and knives’, detective says

Victim ‘was just shouting and then the call ended ... it went silent’

Boiling lobsters alive could be banned if ministers heed a new report’s recommendations

Father-of-two was jailed for life in 1980s after raping and strangling two 15-year-olds

Talks in Brussels end without breakthrough on border

Health secretary holds stake worth £45,000 in US artificial intelligence firm

The 20-year-old killer pleaded guilty to murdering the mother of two

We want to know if you think the government should be able to intervene in vaccine take-up

Culture secretary says social media has been ‘hijacked’ by left-wingers who keep challenging her views

The reptile was a ‘huge and ferocious creature’ that terrorised the prehistoric seas

Bomb ‘would have caused significant injury or death’ if set off differently

Around 100 Royal Engineers will join the small number of British troops already in the region

‘Clearly there are incidents of racism happening in policing, all I’m saying is that I haven’t personally seen them,’ says senior officer

‘It’s very difficult for people who are managing a political career to also simultaneously manage their own stable finances and economic development,’ says controversial Canadian psychologist

Pamela Anderson tells Boris Johnson it would be ‘unconscionable’ not to accept offer of free faux skins

‘It is astonishing, if not unbelievable, that child marriage is still a huge problem across the whole of the UK in 2021,’ says campaigner

About 100 soldiers from Royal Engineers reportedly being sent to help reinforce frontier

Experts warn that plan favours affluent south over poorer areas

No arrests have been made yet

The little tot managed to tell police ‘mummy’s fell upstairs’ before mounting an escape over the stairgate with a chair

The boy is in critical condition with injuries believed to be life-threatening

The European Union is awaiting a firm counterproposal from the United Kingdom to ease a standoff over how to deal with Britain’s departure from the bloc

The Swiss Air Force says one of its aircraft was behind the boom heard in the North East of England

1kg of cow poo can produce 3.75 kwh of electricity - enough energy to power a vacuum cleaner for five hours or 3.5 hours of ironing

Two infants were among the deceased, the Metropolitan Police confirmed

‘Too many deaths and injuries occur while mobile phones are being held’, minister says

Exclusive: Victims’ commissioner urging policing bill to be amended so victims are ‘clearly’ informed of their rights