The Tory grandee backed plans to reduce the number of jury trials and create a new type of crown court where cases are heard by judges.

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

Year 6 leavers at primary schools across Oxfordshire have been enjoying special assemblies, performances and parties.

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

For the first time since being discontinued in 2015, the iconic alcopop drink has returned to pubs and shops across the country. And there’s one flavour that fans of the drink c ...

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

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.

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

The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream.

Make your own Smurf hat : Stepping inside the home to kick off the day’s activities, guests will gather around Papa Smurf’s table to customise their very own Smurf hats, which they’ll wear throughout ...

A new drama is coming to BBC Two this week, starring Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess. Mix Tape is set in Sheffield in 1989 and sees Daniel and Alison meet as teenagers at a house party. Here’s what we ...

Artist James Page is creator and director of the ESSC. He said: “Competitors travel from all over the world for this, which is fantastic, and they all love the beaches of Dunbar because we’ve got the ...