A panel in the case of a Metropolitan police officer who is alleged to have used the term ‘cotton pickers’ has retired to consider its verdict.

Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.

A dog owner from Cornwall is out to wow the crowds when she enters Crufts in March. Dani Fellows, 29, will show at the world's greatest dog show with her beloved three-year-old Rottweiler/Akita ...

A new project to create an "insect super-highway" near the A170 is now underway along the southern edge of the North York Moors ...

The funeral of former deputy prime minister John Prescott will take place in Hull on Thursday. More than 300 family, friends and colleagues have been invited to the service at Hull Minster, beginning ...

People may unwittingly end up calling a third-party firm while trying to find their insurer’s contact details online, the Insurance Fraud ...

Adam Jones has backed Warren Gatland to turn Wales’ fortunes around as they head into a Six Nations campaign on the back of 12 successive Test defeats.

Connections fully expect Potters Charm to rebound at the Cheltenham Festival after an unexpected Trials Day defeat. The six-year-old was contesting the Ais Novices’ Hurdle on Saturday and came into ...

Dena Collins, 28, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich, London, from a heart attack caused by an undiagnosed ...

Seven people convicted of being part of a child abuse ring which plunged to “the depths of human depravity” were sentenced to lifelong restriction orders and warned they may never be released. The two ...

Celtic have secured Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract after the Portuguese winger swapped places with Kyogo Furuhashi. The 25-year-old has completed his move from Rennes 18 months after leaving ...

Comedian Jayde Adams (left) and Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins (second left) arrive for the funeral of The Vivienne in Denbighshire, North Wales (Danny Lawson/PA) Also in attendance was Steps singer Ian ...