The lawyer for Shamima Begum, who fled from the UK as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State group, has called for an inquiry - after reports that she was smuggled into Syria by a Canadian intelligence agent.

Merseyside Police have urged people to share any details they know about the death of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt Korbel - saying any information could "prove absolutely pivotal".

We speak to deputy prime minister Dominic Raab, who is backing Rishi Sunak in the leadership campaign.

The final hustings in the Conservative leadership contest are getting underway this evening at Wembley Arena in North London. 

The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is at the 'Enough is Enough' rally. 

There won't be many in the country who would take issue with Boris Johnson's warning that there'll be 'tough months' ahead.

As he starts his last week as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has warned that the high cost of energy means it's "going to be tough through to next year".  

Supporters of Conservative leadership favourite Liz Truss are not ruling out a major cut to VAT if she is announced as the new Prime Minister in exactly a week's time.

Merseyside Police have arrested a 36 year old man on suspicion of murder – in connection with the shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt Korbel. The child was shot dead on Monday night after a gunman burst into her family’s home in Liverp...

The government has promised to crack down on UK water companies which dump sewage into the sea – insisting today it would slash storm discharges by 25% over the next three years. But as people head to the seaside over the bank holiday weekend &...

We were joined by two single parents worried about the impact of energy prices. We spoke to Hazel Mehmet who is holding down three jobs to make ends meet, and Lynn West – who we first met in April – when she told us about how difficult it...

We spoke to Pat McFadden, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, about the energy price cap rise.

We spoke to Emma Pinchbeck, the boss of Energy UK, the trade body that represents Energy suppliers. We began by asking why the bills in the UK are much higher than in most other European countries.

We spoke to the Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley about the rise in the energy price cap.

By October, a typical household will face an energy bill of more than £3,500 a year as the price cap, which sets out how much energy providers can charge customers, isn’t just lifted – but virtually obliterated. And that £3,500 could be...