Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.

The funeral of former deputy prime minister John Prescott will take place in Hull on Thursday. More than 300 family, friends and colleagues have been invited to the service at Hull Minster, beginning ...

Maughreen strengthened her Cheltenham Festival claims with a front-running victory on her return to action at Punchestown. From the family of the brilliant Champion Hurdle winner Faugheen, and ...

Find out how you can get designer perfumes for 'free' at Superdrug by using this £8 hack, according to a bargain hunter.

People may unwittingly end up calling a third-party firm while trying to find their insurer’s contact details online, the Insurance Fraud ...

Adam Jones has backed Warren Gatland to turn Wales’ fortunes around as they head into a Six Nations campaign on the back of 12 successive Test defeats.

O'Neil, of Normandy Drive, Yate, was caught on the A4042 dual carriageway in Croesyceiliog, South Wales. The court register states he had 75 micrograms of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood - the ...

Connections fully expect Potters Charm to rebound at the Cheltenham Festival after an unexpected Trials Day defeat. The six-year-old was contesting the Ais Novices’ Hurdle on Saturday and came into ...

Dena Collins, 28, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich, London, from a heart attack caused by an undiagnosed blood clot in January 2023.

Seven people convicted of being part of a child abuse ring which plunged to “the depths of human depravity” were sentenced to lifelong restriction orders and warned they may never be released.

Comedian Jayde Adams (left) and Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins (second left) arrive for the funeral of The Vivienne in Denbighshire, North Wales (Danny Lawson/PA) Also in attendance was Steps singer Ian ...

Celtic have secured Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract after the Portuguese winger swapped places with Kyogo Furuhashi. The 25-year-old has completed his move from Rennes 18 months after leaving ...