Lord Houchen was seen descending an escalator with leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat at his party’s Birmingham conference on Sunday.

Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has said she does “believe in maternity pay” after previously describing it as “excessive”. Ms Badenoch said on X that “contrary to what some have said” ...

Yellow weather warnings come into force on Sunday, for wind and rain which will hit areas already saturated by downpours earlier in the week.

Nabil Kaouk was killed on Saturday, a day after the death of the militant group’s leader for more than three decades, Hassan Nasrallah.

Rishi Sunak has said the Conservatives should “learn the lessons” of their general election defeat and “reflect” on their time in government as their conference gets under way. Mr Sunak described this ...

The rules on ministers accepting hospitality will be overhauled to ensure they are more transparent about what is being provided, the Government has announced.

Two teenagers have life threatening injuries after an out-of-control car mounted the pavement and hit them, with a woman arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Greater ...

The militant group said on Sunday that Ali Karaki was killed in the same attack as Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut on Friday.

Andrew RT Davies added that colleagues should apologise for not keeping immigration promises and called for zero tolerance. Mr Davies will address the Conservative conference in Birmingham on Sunday, ...

An eight-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head and face at a farm, with a man in his 60s under arrest on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. Emergency services were called at ...

The animal rights group wrote to Sir Mark Rowley after police dogs were ‘burned’ and ‘hit with bricks’ during UK riots this summer.

A former spy and his daughter, who were poisoned by the deadly nerve agent Novichok, will not give evidence at the Russian-state Salisbury poisonings inquiry over fears for their safety.