The government's intervention on energy bills has been held up by Liz Truss as one of her key policies, but so far she's been reluctant to follow the lead of other European countries and ask members of the public themselves to cut back on usage.

A hospital nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others was a "constant malevolent presence" in their care, a jury has heard.

Political turbulence south of the border provided the SNP with an ideal backdrop for their conference in Aberdeen over the weekend.

Despite government attempts to reassure financial markets, the cost of government borrowing shot up today.

Senior Conservative ministers have called on colleagues to stop their infighting and get behind Liz Truss as prime minister.  

Liz Truss has been looking to reassure the public following yesterday’s warning from the National Grid that there could - in a worst case scenario - be scheduled blackouts or temporary energy cuts.

It's been a torrid week for the new prime minister.

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks about her party’s position on the UK’s nuclear programme Trident, how Scotland will use the pound if it went independent and defends her record on green jobs.

Hate crimes have gone up by a quarter in the past year in England and Wales, according to data released today by the Home Office.

'You'll never get over what we've been through, and we could all probably say we're a different person to what we would have been.'  

We’re joined by Gill Barlow, who is the Counselling and Mental Health Service Manager for the University of Bradford.

Leaving home and heading off to university is an exciting time. For many students, it's their first real experience of an independent adult life.

A group of high-profile people, including the mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, are suing Associated Newspapers over allegations of "gross breaches of privacy". 

Higher mortgage rates inevitably feed through to higher rental costs as landlords put up their rents to cover their costs.

Alongside fears over energy supplies this winter, mortgage rates are continuing to rise.