Most wanting a delay are Labour-led but two are Tory councils and one is a Lib Dem authority.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says Craig Guildford has put "a stain on his character".

South East Water says some customers in Kent and Sussex may not see supplies return until Friday.

The economy was boosted by a rebound in car production and from the services sector.

They are concerned security services will be exempt from a law designed to stop cover-ups.

The BBC understands that one of the protesters was taken to hospital earlier on Wednesday in a poor condition.

The man has been stripped of his accreditation and must leave within two weeks, says Russia's foreign ministry.

Joe Bennett says his parents are in a "dangerous position" amid Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests.

It comes after a review into grooming gangs recommended the government act "immediately" on taxi licensing.

Reservists will remain on call for an extra decade, with a lower threshold for being called up.

The artist claims it is too much of a risk to transport the centuries-old artwork from France.

The former London's Burning and Grange Hill star bought vodka for the girls before assaulting them.

Chancellor says support for pubs is on its way and leaves the door open for further tweaks to business rates changes

The foreign secretary promised more "assertive action" to tackle sanction-busting oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet.

They are concerned security services will be exempt from a law designed to stop cover-ups.

The Serious Fraud Office is investigating alleged fraud within social housing firm Home REIT.

Testing of the vehicles, made in Merthyr Tydfil, stopped after soldiers became ill during an exercise.

The government says the projects will bring down bills but the Conservatives say it is locking in high wind prices.

Former Scottish Premiership and international player Iain Jenkins was operated on by Eljamel in 1999.

Technology editor Zoe Kleinman explains the row over changes made by X to it's Grok AI image edits, after the UK government called it "insulting".

Footage shows the mammals diving alongside the boat, which one of the rowers called "surreal".

Elsie Wilkins shows off her dance moves on her 105th birthday in a care home in Peterborough.

Some major retailers and independent stores have introduced AI body scans, CCTV or facial recognition equipment to identify crimes like shoplifting.

Faisal Islam says the Labour argues the difference in its plans this time is that the planning has come first.

The global tensions from Greenland and Iran feature prominently on Thursday's front pages.

The decision to ban fans of the Israeli team from a UK game was based on a flawed assessment, a report has found.

Chef patron Gareth Ward says his standards "never drop below 100%" at two-Michelin-starred Ynyshir.

The government dropping the digital ID scheme's mandatory element is another climbdown for Downing Street, writes the BBC's political editor.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has named the man as 43-year-old Wayne Reid.

National strike action by the EIS union over teachers' workloads could potentially close almost every school in Scotland.

Labour came third in the Caerphilly by-election, its first parliamentary defeat in the seat for 100 years.