On the afternoon of 25 September 1944, William Harrison, a US soldier stationed in Northern Ireland, visited the cottage of the Wylie family in Killycolpy, County Tyrone, and offered to buy treats... Read more »

Rhun ap Iorwerth has been voted first minister of Wales after Plaid Cymru’s Senedd electoral victory ended 100 years of Labour hegemony and held off Reform UK. Ap Iorwerth was confirmed after... Read more »

Health minister Zubir Ahmed become latest Streeting ally to resign, saying Starmer’s position now ‘wholly untenable’ This is from Pippa Crerar, the Guardian’s political editor. double quotation markEXCL: Zubir Ahmed, health minister... Read more »

Cross-border train journeys through several European countries are the stuff of many a holidaymaker’s dreams. But the reality of trying to buy the tickets, navigating multiple websites without knowing who can help... Read more »

Nigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The Reform UK leader received the money weeks before announcing... Read more »

No 10 says Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Streeting, confirming he’s still in post Downing Street has now confirmed that Wes Streeting is still health secretary. The PM’s spokesperson told reporters the... Read more »

No 10 says Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Streeting, confirming he’s still in post Downing Street has now confirmed that Wes Streeting is still health secretary. The PM’s spokesperson told reporters the... Read more »

A Coventry family have been left homeless after a faulty plug socket exploded – destroying much of their house including a brand new B&Q kitchen. Billie-Jo Osborne, 25, previously told CoventryLive how... Read more »

There are concerns the site could be left as a ‘barren wasteland’ Carillion Court in Loughborough (Image: LDRS) Plans to partially demolish a Loughborough shopping centre as part of a major student... Read more »