Dame Priti Patel asked whether ministers ‘are afraid’ of Labour backbenchers, who might ‘force them into another embarrassing U-turn’.

Kate met patients and staff at Colchester Hospital on Wednesday, where she admired the facility’s wellbeing garden.

Neil Stubley says the turf is coping well after the hottest ever start, but warns climate change may force future adaptations.

The Prime Minister said he wanted to ‘prevent future tragedies’, and the Government will conduct a call for evidence on minimum barrier heights.

Roy Barclay denies murdering Anita Rose, who was found unconscious in Brantham, Suffolk, on July 24 last year.

Downing Street said the Prime Minister supported his Chancellor after Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to her future in the Commons.

On Wednesday, Mr Gordon raised the matters again and asked the Court of Appeal to use its jurisdiction to refer matters to the DPP. He said the application on the affidavits had been made “some months ...

Police announcing it will shut six of its front counters across the county. From Friday, 11 July, the front counter at six police stations ...

Al Qareem has been in top form this season, winning at Nottingham in the Further Flight Stakes in April before finishing an honourable second to Aidan O’Brien’s Gold Cup runner-up Illinois at Chester.

Pinnington Jones chose not to follow Draper straight into the professional game, heading to college in the United States, but he could not have made a better Wimbledon debut, defeating Argentinian ...

Maro Itoje stamped his authority on the British and Irish Lions with a commanding display as the Queensland Reds were overwhelmed 52-12 at Suncorp Stadium.

The Met Office said heavy rain could cause some problems but temperatures would no longer be as ‘oppressively hot’.