The move was made as supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan geared up for a protest in the capital.

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

A yellow weather warning has been issued for London as Storm Bert continues to sweep across the country. The warning has come into force for large parts of England, with gusts of up to 65mph expected ...

More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the country, with homes flooded and landslides reported.

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

To walk away would have been unforgivable and shameful given the scale of the crisis we all face,’ Eamon Ryan said.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...

Benefit claimants deemed fit to work will face sanctions if they refuse to take up job opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill. Liz Kendall said ...

The worst of the storm has passed but there is still a risk of fallen trees and travel disruption in some counties.

Fallen trees caused travel disruption on Sunday morning. A tree blocking the railway between Reading and Basingstoke caused delays and cancellations to trains between the two stations, and in Surrey ...

Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favourite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87. He recalled: “She had so much eye make-up on, she looked like a stolen ...