Thirty councils across England now have to organise local polls after the government abandoned plans to delay.

The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

More than 65 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.

Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

Alexander Cashford was chased and hit with rocks and a bottle before he died.

It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.

The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.

Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.

Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks

Flight LS896 from Turkey to Manchester had to make an emergency landing in Brussels.

London Underground passengers received scam messages that aimed to "plunder their bank accounts", jurors hear.

The total amount of the fraud was nearly £3,000 and involved 12 victims, Cardiff magistrates hear.

Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in Omar Benguit's conviction for murder of Korean woman.

The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a "free pass" on children's safety on the internet, the prime minister says.

Dame Antonia Romeo was found to have no case to answer over one complaint nine years ago.

Jonathan Dimbleby tells BBC Newsnight that the King will be "feeling the pain" of the scandal surrounding his brother.

Revelations over Peter Mandelson’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have raised questions about how he became ambassador. Our Analysis Editor Ros Atkins reports.

After a 20-year Gruffalo hiatus, author Julia Donaldson announces the new book's title on BBC Radio 4.

A small Ayrshire business crafts curling stones by hand using rock found on an island off Scotland’s west coast.

Sir Keir Starmer believes Peter Mandelson should not be a member of the House of Lords over his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Sir Keir Starmer's decision to abandon plans to delay 30 council elections after a legal challenge from Reform UK dominates Tuesday's papers.

The government is expected to outline its plan to overhaul the complex system of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England soon.

The BBC speaks to job-seekers in a deprived Yorkshire city where it seems opportunity rarely knocks.

Sporting stars describe unsolicited comments about their looks, as a survey suggests fewer girls have ambitions to become top athletes.

The school says the move is practical - but it echoes a wider debate over the role of uniforms.

Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

One business owner says she was approached by paramilitaries before her new shop even opened.

Scotland's more generous benefits and public policies may have to be reconsidered, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Dr Velmurugan Kuppuswamy is struck off after sexually harassing and objectifying female colleagues.