The debate followed a public petition against repealing the legislation which attracted more than 170,000 signatures.

Dame Emma was sharing how to live a good life at The Idler Festival at Fenton House, where fellow guests included Stewart Lee, Michael Palin ...

People have been evacuated from their homes after a grass fire broke out in Dagenham. Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters are tackling the blaze at Beam Parklands in Clemence Road. The ...

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has been calling for Jonathan Powell to appear before it since his appointment in November.

The Queen officially launched the garden, co-designed for dogs by TV gardener and author Monty Don, at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Ben Stokes praised Shoaib Bashir’s bravery after England’s young spinner claimed the match-winning wicket in a thriller against India, despite suffering from a broken finger that rules him out of the ...

Firefighters are tackling a fire of around eight hectares of grass, shrubland and trees, as well as fences and garden furniture. The fire broke out at 6.30pm in Clemence Road, Beam Parklands. Twenty ...

Three men have been arrested after a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death in central London’s Knightsbridge in what police believe could have been a targeted attack.

Yvette Cooper told MPs French actions have stopped 496 boat crossings this year so far, while 385 arrived in the UK.

They marched to Parliament Square in Westminster, brandishing regiment flags and Union flags, and were flanked by a motorbike procession.

Three people have been arrested after a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death outside a hotel in Knightsbridge.