Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4 rise this year and 3.5 next year.

A PSYCHIATRIST who inappropriately touched his patients has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault. Dr Vijay Gaikwad, of St Catherine’s Gardens, Lane Head, Lowton, was convicted following ...

The Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage on Friday, with various amendments being debated and possibly voted on.

Baroness O’Loan and Francesca Del Mese have been appointed assessors to the inquiry into the murder of the Belfast solicitor in 1989.

More than 20 police officers have been injured following overnight disorder in Portadown. Officers came under sustained attack with heavy masonry, fireworks and beer kegs in the Co Armagh town on ...

Emma Raducanu continued her successful start to the grass-court season with a commanding 6-4 6-1 victory over Rebecca Sramkova to book her spot ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that Israel should expect “severe punishment” in response, and it was reported on Friday morning that drones had been launched. The attack ...

A man has been charged with murdering a 13-month-old boy as well as serious sexual and child cruelty offences. Jamie Varley is accused of killing Preston Davey, who died in Blackpool in July 2023, the ...

Several private schools, children who attend them and their parents brought legal action against the Treasury over the move.

BEN Curry can still remember the moment he understood what it meant to be on a full England tour. Aged just 18, he and twin brother Tom were bold selections from Eddie Jones eight years ago when ...

SOME more lucky residents in St Helens are celebrating after a win in the People’s Postcode Lottery this morning.