Baroness Louise Casey told the BBC she was ‘disappointed’ by the Opposition’s response to her review of the grooming gangs scandal.

Some 31 people have been arrested by police investigating recent disorder in Northern Ireland. Of those arrested, 23 people – including a 13-year-old girl and her mother – have been charged in ...

National Records of Scotland has recommended that Scotland’s next census should take place in 2031 at the same time as the rest of the UK. As part of the plans it has launched a consultation on topics ...

David Tennant and Claire Rushbrook have been spotted on a Wiltshire High Street filming for season two of Rivals. The popular Disney+ show, based on the best-selling novel by Dame Jilly Cooper, was ...

Temperatures could hit 33C this weekend as parts of the UK bask in a heatwave. Forecasters are expecting temperatures to climb to a peak of 33C on Sunday in the east of England, approaching the ...

Concern has been expressed that Stormont MLAs are delivering pre-scripted text in the Assembly for a clip on social media. Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots said he was also concerned that Points of Order ...

Israel appears to be expanding its air campaign against Tehran five days after its surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear programme, as US President Donald Trump posted an ominous message ...

The discount chain also indicated it will shut dozens more of its UK shops in the coming years under the new ownership.

A long-awaited Stormont plan to target poverty has been criticised as “underwhelming”. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launched an extended 14-week public consultation on the Executive’s ...

A man has admitted murdering and decapitating his 21-year-old girlfriend before texting her mother pretending to be her and ...

Energy firm Utilita is to pay around £277,000 in compensation after failing to pay its Warm Home Discount payments on time, Ofgem said. The regulator found Utilita – which supplies 800,000 customers – ...

Hundreds of jobs are at risk at Poundland after the retailer announced plans to shut 68 shops and two of its UK warehouses following its takeover by investment firm Gordon Brothers. Last week, Pepco ...