5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (443+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, was running in the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited…...

10+ hour, 3+ min ago   (274+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (97+ words) A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, is accused of wearing or using an…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago   (323+ words) US officials secretly flew an American diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children out of the UK without telling British police, it has been reported. According to The Sun, US authorities raided the diplomat’s London flat last month, seizing…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (570+ words) The Greens will on Friday unveil their candidate to challenge Labour in the Holborn and St Pancras seat vacated by Sir Keir Starmer, with party leader Zack Polanski likely to secure the nomination. Mr Polanski is expected to be declared…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1054+ words) On December 4, 1971, a bomb planted by the UVF exploded at McGurk’s Bar on North Queen Street in Belfast. The blast brought the family-run pub and home crashing down, killing 15 people, including two children, and injuring many others. The tragedy was…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (779+ words) Holidaymakers across England face a new tax on overnight stays under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their regions. Local leaders will set the fee as a percentage of the cost of accommodation, rather than a flat…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (533+ words) TV star Georgia Harrison has warned that failure to take action on explicit images could lead children to suicide. The 31-year-old found fame on reality shows The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island, but in recent years has turned…...

3+ day, 35+ min ago   (691+ words) A “flirty” former PE teacher who “exploited her position” has been convicted of having sexual relationships with three of her students. Bronwen James, 30, was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a 16-year-old schoolboy at Bitterne Park School in…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (615+ words) A mother-of-six who recorded her teenage son rioting in the Broadway area of Belfast avoided an immediate prison sentence on Thursday. Michelle Greer was handed a 12-month sentence, which was suspended for three years, for a charge of cruelty to…...