A Reform government would axe any high-speed rail schemes earmarked for the north, the party’s deputy leader has warned. Richard Tice said companies considering bidding for contracts should “not bother” as the... Read more »

A series of senior female Labour MPs have dropped out of contention to replace Angela Rayner as the party’s deputy leader, as a compressed timetable for nominations and worries about a potentially... Read more »

The UK’s most senior trade unionist has urged the government to deliver its Employment Rights Bill in full, amid fears it would be watered down as some of its key backers left... Read more »

Sam FrancisPolitical reporter and Iain WatsonPolitical correspondent Ex-Labour deputy Baroness Harman says deputy leader ‘needs to be a woman’ Former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman said the party must pick a woman... Read more »

Robbie MeredithBBC News NI education correspondent Getty Images The Supreme Court recently ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law Guidance on supporting transgender pupils has been withdrawn... Read more »

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Geraint Thomas won the Tour de France in 2018 Gareth Rhys Owen BBC Sport commentator Geraint Thomas has taken off a race number for the final time.... Read more »

Getty Images The M8 is used by about 150,000 people a day Drivers using Scotland’s busiest road are set for nine months of disruption due to roadworks. Work on Junction 26 on... Read more »

Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent Family Handout A former Army sergeant major has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage female soldier who took her own life after being left terrified by the incident.... Read more »

The controversial transport schemes have been rolled out in many parts of the country A modal filter near Ashton Gate School (Image: Bristol City Council) Early designs for the new South Bristol... Read more »