The local authority said the flags were causing ‘fear and division’ among residents

Since 2016, average house prices have surged by 43 per cent with flats a more modest 10 per cent

The Monetary Policy Committee cut rates four times last year but 2026 is far more uncertain

The motorbike tourists have both spent more than 30 days on hunger strike in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison

Jury finds that officers discriminated against Daryl McLune because of his race

Yellow heat health alerts in place until Monday due to greater risk to lives of vulnerable people

The Office for National Statistics said vacancies tumbled by 19,000 to 707,000 in the three months to May

Reform UK worries over losing support to Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain, which may split the right-wing vote

The government's latest savings scheme has a worthy aim – but it may be tackling the wrong problem, says Simon English

Polls suggest it will be a tight race between Labour candidate Andy Burnham and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon

Exclusive: Government advisors describe the tool as ‘hideously flawed’ amid concern facial age estimation has ‘baked-in racial bias’ — and can wrongly identify a 14-year-old as an adult

UK’s place in World Competitiveness Rankings has dropped since Brexit, academics say

Diezani Alison-Madueke was cleared of five counts of bribery and one of conspiracy to commit bribery

The legendary outlaw is believed to have sheltered beneath the tree

’There are many actors who want to divide our country’, the prime minister told reporters at the G7 summit

Keir Starmer's future as Britain's prime minister is on the line in a special election in Makerfield in northwest England

Passenger David Tudor Evans, 66, died ‘as a consequence of the collision’, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said

The debating society sparked controversy when it announced it would be hosting the debate

The most important by-election in decades could be the first in history to decide who is prime minister – with the fate of the government in the hands of an electorate of 76,641 people in Makerfield

Loss of taste and smell has been linked with depression, but historically it has largely been treated as an inconvenience

Private Donnie MacRae suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome. After he died in a prisoner of war hospital, German doctors removed parts of his brain and spinal tissue for research

Reform UK leader facing further questions over donations from Thai-based businessman Christopher Harborne

About 3,700 IVF patients are single women, latest data has revealed

Curtis Robb, 54, who competed for Great Britain in the 800 metres at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, was said to have assaulted and threatened Sarah Robb

Penny Ann Senner was employed as an adult nurse at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust when she made the comments, a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) misconduct panel ruled

The awkward fact that a huge faction of Sir Keir Starmer’s own party is publicly moving against him was the elephant in the room at a summit that could be his last, writes Political Correspondent Millie Cooke from Evian-les-Bains

The Andy Burnham effect coupled with an inability to deal with Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain means the party faces defeat, says insider

Three-quarters of attacks on the UK’s critical infrastructure over the last year could be linked to hostile states.

People with conditions like permanent hearing loss and amputated limbs are being forced to re-prove their disability, researchers warn

If the bill passes in its current form without additional humanitarian safeguards, UK aid organisations say they will face ‘significant barriers to assisting people in countries where this new law will apply’

Debate over Brexit reignited in past few weeks after leadership rival Wes Streeting called for Britain to rejoin bloc

Young girls worried about the impact of social media on their self-esteem, researchers find

As news breaks that the reality star turned BBC presenter has previously called women ‘slags’ and ‘sluts’ online, Helen Coffey wonders where boys are supposed to learn anything other than misogyny

As the assisted dying debate reignites, our community shared deeply emotional accounts of relatives facing prolonged illness and distress at the end of life, alongside concerns about whether current laws provide sufficient dignity and protection for ...

Founded in 1440 by Henry VI, the schoo has educated 20 prime ministers and generations of British and foreign royalty

The Princess of Wales was a guest of Charles and Camilla in the royal box last year but pulled out at the last minute leaving William to attend solo

Rupert Lowe’s right-wing challenger could tip the balance in Makerfield – and Westminster

Swap rates have been heading downward and more lenders could now reduce their rates

Average waiting time for a driving test is now 22 weeks, DVSA figures show

The former London Clinic worker has received a caution

A 23-year-old British man went missing while swimming on a beach in Albufeira, Portugal

Jane and Alan Kelvey accuse Ministry of Defence of watering down their story for fear it is ‘inflammatory’

Toby Clark says England has to bring the trophy home, ‘otherwise I’ve wasted my time’

Mark Hedges, Country Life’s editor-in-chief, described the prince as a ‘passionate countryman’

Craig and Lindsay Foreman feel “stranded” after they lost an appeal against a 10-year sentence in Iran

From farmers and veterans to judges and pensioners, Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson ask whether the prime minister’s legacy will be defined by the very groups he alienated on the road to reform

Speaking from the G7 summit amid growing threats to his leadership, Sir Keir Starmer described Andy Burnham as a ‘huge asset to our party and our movement’

BBC director-general Matt Brittin has announced that 550 of the planned 1,800 to 2,000 job cuts at the corporation will be taken from BBC News and TV and radio-related roles.

The figures come as a surprise to most economists who had expected the data to show a rise to 3 per cent

Police arrested a man in connection with the 2017 incident on Monday

Reform UK has stood by its candidate, who is taking on Andy Burnham in Thursday’s crunch Makerfield by-election

An estimated 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales

The 23-year-old model was fined £440 over the incident

Jane and Alan Kelvey said Russian claims their yacht was on a collision course with the vessel were ‘lies’

Singer-songwriter Talay Riley was pronounced dead on 5 June at a property in East London

The German supermarket has consistently ranked top of the cheapest shops this year

‘People imagine I am walking along the corridor with whips and chains, but I can be quite funny,’ the strictest headmistress in Britain insists

Ali Fallahi, 45, from Ilford, is accused of starting a fire at the site in Limes Avenue on April 2

Miliband reportedly refused calls from the prime minister amid a row over cuts for defence spending