The Mayor of Greater Manchester signalled he was supportive of calls for a new nationwide investigation into the historical child sexual abuse.

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have announced plans to enable customers to access services at any branch regardless of which brand they bank with. It means that a Lloyds Bank customer will be ...

Conservative Ben Obese-Jecty called for a ban on people convicted of violence against women from running for Parliament, referring to ...

Two vehicles have been involved in a “serious” crash on a major Wiltshire A-road, sparking a large emergency service response. A fleet of ambulances were called to the A342 Monument Hill at Stert, ...

A Swindon school forced to close after a fire broke out will remain shut until next week. The Dorcan Academy was forced to evacuate staff and students on Wednesday, January 8, after a minor fire broke ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says winning the FA Cup is one of his side’s targets this season. Villa are seven-times winners of the famous cup competition but have not lifted the trophy since 1957.

Irish leaders have indicated they are content with the handling of recent weather as the end of the cold snap is in sight. Temperatures in parts of Ireland plunged to minus 7.5C in the early hours of ...

A “popular, well-liked” teenager was fatally stabbed near a bus station in a town centre, police have said. Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked ...

Veronica Wilson spoke to John Swinney about the unsolved killing of her husband Alistair at their home in Nairn in 2004.

Ian Holloway has unequivocally ruled out any sale of Swindon Town’s top goalscorer Harry Smith during the January transfer window ...

A motorist has been caught driving with their head out of the window “Ace Ventura-style” because the car’s windscreen was blocked by snow. Merseyside Police said this is “simply not acceptable” and ...

Police are investigating whether the death of a 78-year-old woman by cardiac arrest after she boarded a London bus was linked to how the vehicle was driven. The elderly woman was taken ill shortly ...