A freedom of information disclosure has led to questions about decisions made on wholesale local government reorganisation.

Emma Rothwell has become the first contestant to be fired from The Apprentice, as series 19 of the BBC business show began in ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall described her department as the ‘HR department’ for ministers’ growth plans.

Some children as young as four are waiting up to 18 months to access NHS physiotherapy services, according to a survey of professionals in the sector. Respondents spoke of “severe understaffing”, with ...

Philippe Clement spoke proudly of a “massive achievement” after Rangers reached the last 16 of the Europa League with a 2-1 win over Union Saint-Gilloise at Ibrox. Midfielder Nicolas Raskin scored ...

Arsenal have announced the signing of England forward Chloe Kelly on loan from Manchester City. Kelly, 27, returns to the Gunners having come through the club’s academy, making 19 first-team ...

Ruben Amorim has Europa League glory in his sights after Manchester United beat FCSB to secure their place in the round of 16 and invaluable time on the training field. After opening the new-look ...

Kobbie Mainoo set up one goal and scored the other as Manchester United booked their place in the Europa League round of 16 with a 2-0 victory against FCSB in Romania. There have been some bumps in ...

Online shopping fraud cost consumers more than £56 million last year, marking a rise of 20%. Consumers reported 68,000 cases of online shopping fraud in the 2023-24 financial year, with losses ...

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy is to leave the BBC soap after more than 30 years playing Sonia Fowler. The 41-year-old said she was “extremely sad” but “very excited” to be leaving, with the BBC ...

On Wall Street, Tesla drove 2.9% higher even though Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle company reported a weaker profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Mr Musk asserted Tesla will offer ...

The Archbishop of York has “categorically rejected” allegations that he bullied members of a committee to secure the Rt Rev Dr John Perumbalath’s appointment as Bishop of Liverpool, hours after the ...