Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK guards free speech “preciously” and denied that the Online Safety Act was a form of censorship. The Prime Minister made the comments after an earlier exchange with ...

The National Audit Office warned town halls are becoming more focused on frontline services, while preventative measures are getting less cash.

The Government is re-organising local authorities and bringing in new mayoral powers under its devolution plans.

Carlisle boss Mark Hughes hailed his battling side’s collective effort after they gave their survival hopes a huge boost with a 1-0 win at neighbours Barrow. Matthew Dennis’ first-half strike ended a ...

The Commons Education Committee has called for a number of improvements to the ‘rushed’ Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Scots pop legend Lulu will headline this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival in what she has said will be her final year of touring, the organisers have announced.

HS2 is an example of “how not to run a major project” and the Government “must not waste” its latest opportunity to reset the programme, an influential group of MPs has warned. The Department for ...

Nurses working in GP surgeries are being “repeatedly failed” when it comes to their pay, a union has said after it emerged that many staff are yet to receive a promised pay rise. The Royal College of ...

Ruud van Nistelrooy shrugged off any suggestion he could be sacked after Leicester slumped to another dismal defeat at West Ham. The Foxes looked like they were waving the white flag in the battle to ...

World number one Luke Humphries got his first Premier League win over Luke Littler with a 6-4 victory in the final on night four in Exeter to take control at the top of the table. Littler – who won in ...

Workers put in £31 billion worth of unpaid overtime last year, with teachers and health and care managers working the longest hours for free, research suggests. The TUC urged people to work their ...