The police said: "This is to safeguard a vulnerable male who has been subject to cuckooing." The male's house had been "taken over by drug dealers", leaving "the occupant in fear for his safety", ...

Carrying chickens by their legs “causes injury, pain and unnecessary distress”, Adrian Ramsay has warned in a bid to block a law change. The Government has planned to overturn an EU ban on catching ...

Joseph O’Brien is keen to let Wemightakedlongway have another crack at red-hot Juddmonte Irish Oaks favourite Minnie Hauk at the Curragh on Saturday. The pair met in a Cork maiden last October when ...

A series of strikes have been brought to an end as Scottish Water workers accepted an improved pay offer, but union officials said “staff concerns continue”. Unison said on Thursday that the latest ...

Resident doctors are willing to “discuss all options” in crunch talks with the Government to avert strike action, the co-chair of the Resident Doctors Committee (RDC) has said. A five-day walkout is ...

Fines for contempt of Parliament need a “statutory footing” to stop witnesses from misleading select committees, an MP has said. Mark Pritchard warned that witnesses “get away with it” if they provide ...

The 15-year-old boy is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at a Sheffield secondary school.

The pie shop Sweeney and Todd, which has been open since the late 70s, has always been owned and run by the Haywood family.

Daniel Dubois is eager to banish memories of his 2023 loss to Oleksandr Usyk and achieve greatness at Wembley.

A towering mural in France of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes is racking up millions of views online with its swipe at US president Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation policies.

Lilian Greenwood, future of roads minister, met with tourism leaders at Staffordshire theme park Alton Towers.