19+ hour, 35+ min ago   (575+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham took part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, ran the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited last month to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (477+ words) Monmouthshire’s Imogen Ashwell-Rice was bursting with pride after claiming two medals at a national school sports event to cap an unforgettable experience in the East Midlands. Ashwell-Rice, 14, who lives in Caldicot, featured at the School Games National Finals and took…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (497+ words) US President Donald Trump has pledged to send every American adult 5,000 dollars (£3,691) if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, in an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The promise would…...

6+ day, 44+ min ago   (1027+ words) The UK accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband risked an international backlash by announcing sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements. Both Israel and the US have…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (460+ words) Kemi Badenoch has completed a reshuffle of her senior Tory team, sacking Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor and bringing a new generation of Conservative MPs into the shadow cabinet. The Conservative leader carried out the reshuffle of her inner…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (441+ words) A divided US supreme court has allowed the White House to continue construction on a 400 million US dollars (£295 million) ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for Donald Trump. The US president wrote on his Truth Social platform: “I…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (470+ words) Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, and Andrew Griffith, the new shadow chancellor (Ben Whitley/PA) Kemi Badenoch has replaced another member of her top team, ousting Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor and appointing Andrew Griffith in his place. The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (463+ words) Residents have been telling Tower Hamlets Council for years that speeding and dangerous driving are problems in Bow, particularly around Roman Road, Grove Road and the Tredegar estate. All of us know and have witnessed the problems ourselves, but the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (529+ words) John Healey has said Government investment in a tungsten mine in Devon will help bolster Britain’s defence and nuclear industries. The Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon will receive up to £71 million from the National Wealth Fund to help…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (794+ words) A housing minister has rejected suggestions that Andy Burnham has failed to his keep promises on council housing, as the Government unveiled a nearly £10 billion plan to boost “genuinely affordable homes”. The Prime Minister has pledged to carry out the…...