A council chief executive has defied its new Reform leadership by refusing to take down a Pride flag. The new leader of Warwickshire county council, George Finch, ordered Monica Fogarty to take down ...

A popular tartan tourist shop on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile was embroiled in a bizarre sexism row. Santiago Cubillo, a sales ...

Is there a more maddening slogan than “Free, free Palestine”? It’s inescapable. Wander into a city centre on a Saturday and you’ll see swarms of the smug belting it out from behind their keffiyehs. It ...

Oliver Tarvet, the lowest-ranked player in the entire singles draw, produced an immaculate serving performance to cruise to victory in the opening round at Wimbledon and set-up a probable clash with ...

Rachel Reeves’s radical pensions overhaul will only “slightly” benefit savers, Labour’s own research suggests. Unearthed government documents show that changes brought in by Pension Schemes Bill will ...

Tax rises seem the more likely choice at the moment. Depending on the amount of revenue needed we may see higher taxes on banks, property, gambling companies and dividends in the “best” case scenario, ...

A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of raping and murdering a pensioner nearly 60 years ago in what is thought to be the ...

Wildfires have broken out across Scotland as Britain braces for its hottest day of the year so far. Fire crews have been battling blazes in Highland and Moray, whipped up by strong winds and dry ...

Defending champions England have been drawn in a tough group and been hit by a series of setbacks in the build-up ...

The so-called “12-Day War” throws into sharp relief the fact that Dubai’s rise as a hub for international capital has ...

Colin Bastin, who was wrongfully fired by the Metropolitan Police, claimed his home was too noisy for him to work from ...

Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of the opening round at Wimbledon as British No 2 Jacob Fearnley begins his tournament against highly-rated teenager Joao Fonseca. After being ranked 277th ...