Ms Abbott, who was shadow home secretary under Mr Corbyn, said she thought the first-past-the-post system would work against the new party.

Zoo chiefs have welcomed the expansion of firework control zones in Edinburgh after the death of a baby red panda and its mother was linked to loud bangs around Bonfire Night last year. The ban will ...

The Scottish First Minister said a ground invasion of Gaza City by Israel’s forces will ‘intensify the suffering’.

Actor Noel Clarke is set to discover whether he has been successful in his High Court libel claim against the publisher of the Guardian on Friday.

The Foreign Office has summoned Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely over Tel Aviv’s approval of a major settlement in Palestine’s West Bank. The move follows Israel’s decision to go ahead with the E1 ...

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, led the Nine O’Clock Service in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, between 1986 and 1995.

Campaigners welcomed the move not to allow new unit housing up to 32,000 egg-laying hens near Berkshire’s River Kennet.

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams.

ITV’s director of drama has said the channel will continue to make shows such as Mr Bates Vs The Post Office despite pressure broadcasters are facing over squeezed commissioning budgets and increased ...

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said it was a ‘significant win’ for the EU and highlighted arrangements for the pharmaceutical and aviation sectors.

The party’s annual accounts also show it may never pay former chief executive Peter Murrell back for his outstanding £60,000 loan.

Members of the public are being asked to choose a name for an endangered red panda cub. The female cub was born at Bristol Zoo Project to first-time parents Neora and Laya on June 26. She has now ...