Local government workers have voted to accept a revised offer from council employers after strike action earlier in the autumn, Unison has said. The union said the deal paves the way for talks for ...

The Government continues to urge pensioners to check if they are eligible for pension credit. Those who apply before December 21 will receive backdated payments of both pension credit and the winter ...

London 2012 rowing gold medallist Dame Katherine Grainger has been elected chair of the British Olympic Association (BOA). The 49-year-old, who is also a four-time Olympic silver medallist, becomes ...

Already a devoted ambassador to the grassroots game, the ex-international sought to continue his love affair with non-league football by visiting Shefford Sports Ground, home of Shefford Town and ...

There is a “likelihood” a two-year-old boy, whose body was found in his home, might still be alive if his father had not died, an pre-inquest hearing has heard. Bronson Battersby was discovered ...

Sam Prendergast has been retained at fly-half for Ireland’s autumn finale against Australia. The 21-year-old, who made his maiden Test start in last weekend’s 52-17 win over Fiji, is selected ahead of ...

A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder three others during a shooting spree on Skye was “fully in control” of his actions, a jury has been told. In his closing speech ...

The former Tory minister will run for the newly created role of Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the May local elections.

Scotland’s police chief has said the force has a “resolute determination” to solve the murder of a banker who was shot on his doorstep exactly 20 years ago. Father-of-two Alistair Wilson, 30, was ...

A Gladiator stuntman fears he may lose his leg after a horror fall, prompting Russell Crowe to donate £5,000 for his limb-saving op.

A UK ticket-holder has come forward to claim the £177 million jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw, which will make them the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time. The claim will now ...

Russia’s latest attack was described as ‘air terror targeting Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure’ in a call between the leaders.